"Muzzle" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins, from their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It was one of the last songs written by Billy Corgan for Mellon Collie, with the song's lyrics referring to what Corgan thought the public's perception was of him at the time. It was rumoured to be the Smashing Pumpkins fifth and final single from this album, as is evidenced by the fact that a promotional single for the song was issued to radio stations worldwide. However instead the song "Thirty-Three" was released as the fifth and final single. It is possible that the change was made because "Thirty-Three" is one of the few songs on the album that doesn't feature Jimmy Chamberlin's drums. Jimmy Chamberlin had just been fired from the band due to drug abuse.
Some have gone on to say that a music video was actually filmed for "Muzzle" with Chamberlin, but was never released. Billy Corgan has, however, denied this. The band went on to perform "Muzzle" for their next television appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien with replacement drummer, Matt Walker.
"Muzzle" reached number 10 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 8 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks.
