Disarm

"Disarm"
"Heart" cover
Single by The Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Siamese Dream
Released	March 22, 1994 (1994-03-22)
Format	Vinyl record (7", 12") and CD
Recorded	1992 (1992)
Length	3:17
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Billy Corgan
Producer(s)	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"Today" (1993) "Disarm" (1994) "Rocket" (1994)
Alternative Version Cover "Smile" cover Siamese Dream track listing "Rocket" (5) "Disarm" (6) "Soma" (7) Music sample "Disarm" A 19 second clip from "Disarm"

"Disarm" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the third single from their second album, Siamese Dream. "Disarm" was written by Billy Corgan.

The BBC banned the song from appearing on Top of the Pops, because of the lyric "cut that little child", and it received little radio airplay in the United Kingdom. That lyric along with lyrics like "what I choose is my choice" and "the killer in me is the killer in you" has also led to some controversy, as some read it as a reference to abortion. Corgan has stated that the song reflects the shaky relationship he had with his parents while growing up. However, even with the ban and the limited radio time, it still peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. In the U.S., the song failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 but it peaked number forty-eight on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, it also peaked at number five on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number eight on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

While the Pumpkins often produced softer, acoustic versions of many of their louder, more aggressive songs, the band performed a heavy, electric version of "Disarm" on a British television appearance, as featured on Vieuphoria, and also on live U.S. TV at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards. The electric version changes the tone of the song from that of a ballad to a more angst-driven rock song.

Two different versions of the single were produced. Each version (Heart and Smile) featured different artwork and different B-sides.