Bush - The Science of Things (Best Buy Bonus) (1999)

The Science Of Things is the third studio album by British band Bush, released on 26 October 1999, through Trauma Records. It is the last Bush album released through Trauma and features many electronic music influences. The album peaked at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Following the completion of touring, Rossdale went into seclusion in Ireland, where he worked on material for the group's next album. Rossdale periodically sent demo tapes of his works in progress to his bandmates. The group finally convened to record in London in August 1998, where the band reteamed with Sixteen Stone producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.

The release of The Science of Things was held up by a court battle between the band and Trauma Records. The case was settled in early 1999 and the album was finally released that October. The Science of Things was a major departure in several forms from Bush's first two albums. Like the multi-platinum successes of Bush's first two albums, this album also reached platinum status. Also, while the band's previous albums were strongly influenced by grunge, The Science of Things featured some electronic music influences in addition to the sound defined by Bush's earlier work. For example, although lead single "The Chemicals Between Us" had a prominent guitar riff, it also had many electronic elements usually found in dance music. Although the album had a few hit songs, it failed to chart in the top 10.

The band's performance at Woodstock '99, however, helped The Science of Things achieve platinum status despite its slow start. Three singles were released from The Science of Things, most notably "The Chemicals Between Us", which spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks and peaked at No. 67 on the US Hot 100."Warm Machine" was the second single released. "Letting the Cables Sleep," the third single, reached No. 4 on the Modern Rock Tracks and also received considerable airplay.

Gavin Rossdale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Nigel Pulsford – lead guitar, backing vocals
Dave Parsons – bass
Robin Goodridge – drums

Track List (CD1):
01. Warm Machine 04:25
02. Jesus Online 03:44
03. The Chemicals Between Us 03:37
04. English Fire 03:31
05. Spacetravel 04:45
06. 40 Miles from the Sun 03:39
07. Prizefighter 05:41
08. The Disease of the Dancing Cats 04:01
09. Altered States 04:11
10. Dead Meat 04:16
11. Letting the Cables Sleep 04:36
12. Mindchanger 04:48

Track List (CD2):
01. Homebody 04:24
02. Letting the Cables Sleep (Demo Version) 04:36