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Rotten Apples
Compilation album by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released	November 20, 2001
Recorded	1991–2000
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	73:51
Label	Virgin
Producer	Billy Corgan, James Iha, Flood, Butch Vig, Brad Wood, Ted de Bono, Alan Moulder, Bjorn Thorsrud, Howard Willing
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME (8/10) link
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music (2000) Rotten Apples (2001) Judas 0 (2001)
Singles from Rotten Apples
"Untitled" Released: 2001

Rotten Apples is a greatest hits compilation album by the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. In the U.S., it was released in 2001 together with Judas 0. The Pumpkins' final recording, "Untitled", completed in the days leading up to the band's final concert at the Metro in Chicago, is the final track on the album, and was released as a single. Another notable track is "Real Love"; while previously released on Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, this was taken from the factory master tapes and, as a result, lacks the pops and clicks inherent in all copies of Machina II (which is vinyl sourced).

The ironic title of the album is the namesake of a popular Pumpkins' B-side that was released on the "Tonight, Tonight" single and serves as a metaphor for the band's career. Peaking at #31 in the U.S., the album has—as of May 2005—sold 729,000 units.

All songs written by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

There exist two versions of Rotten Apples, one is exclusive to the United States. The U.S. version includes the song "Landslide" which is replaced by "Try, Try, Try" in the international version.

1. "Siva" – 4:21
2. "Rhinoceros" – 5:53
3. "Drown" – 4:30
4. "Cherub Rock" – 4:59
5. "Today" – 3:22
6. "Disarm" – 3:18
7. "Landslide" (Stevie Nicks) – 3:10
8. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" – 4:17
9. "1979" – 4:23
10. "Zero" – 2:41
11. "Tonight, Tonight" – 4:15
12. "Eye" – 4:54
13. "Ava Adore" – 4:21
14. "Perfect" – 3:22
15. "The Everlasting Gaze" – 4:02
16. "Stand Inside Your Love" – 4:13
17. "Real Love" – 4:10
18. "Untitled" – 3:51

1. "Siva" – 4:21
2. "Rhinoceros" – 5:53
3. "Drown" – 4:30
4. "Cherub Rock" – 4:59
5. "Today" – 3:22
6. "Disarm" – 3:18
7. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" – 4:17
8. "1979" – 4:23
9. "Zero" – 2:41
10. "Tonight, Tonight" – 4:15
11. "Eye" – 4:54
12. "Ava Adore" – 4:21
13. "Perfect" – 3:22
14. "The Everlasting Gaze" – 4:02
15. "Stand Inside Your Love" – 4:13
16. "Try, Try, Try" – 5:09
17. "Real Love" – 4:10
18. "Untitled" – 3:51

• Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, programming (tracks 9, 12, 13, and 14), mixer, producer, art direction
• James Iha – guitar, bass (track 18 only)
• D'Arcy Wretzky - bass (except track 18)
• Jimmy Chamberlin – drums (except tracks 12-14)
• Matt Walker – drums (track 13)
• Joey Waronker - drums (track 14)
• Bon Harris – additional programming (tracks 13-14)
• Butch Vig – producer (tracks 1-6)
• Flood – producer and mixer (tracks 8-11, 15-17), additional production and mixer(tracks 13-14)
• Alan Moulder – producer and mixer (tracks 8-11), mixer (tracks 15-17)
• Brad Wood – additional production (track 13)
• Ted de Bono – producer (track 7)
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Jennifer Quinn-Richardson – production coordination
• Roger Lian – digital editing
• Greg Sylvester – art direction
• Lisa Johnson – photography, cover photo
• Michael Lavine – photography
• David LaChapelle – photography
• Danny Clinch – photography
• Melodie McDaniel – photography
• Yelena Yemchuk – photography
• Lynne Fischer – photography