This version was notable for being a longer version of the one which appeared on "Thank You". A rare first take of the same acoustic version on MTV's Headbangers Ball was also available, but it was only found as a B-side to the rare "Crackerman" single. or international charts) although it had moderate airplay when the original version had heavy airplay on radio at the time. Like its original version, it also became a big hit to rock and alternative radio stations in 2003 (despite not charting on any U.S. The recording was originally only available on a CD single from the United Kingdom for their single, "Creep", and on the German promotional radio release "Plush (unplushed)", but it was not officially released anywhere else until it appeared on the band's 2003 "greatest hits" compilation, Thank You, alongside the original studio recording. Weiland and Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo performed an impromptu acoustic version of "Plush" on the MTV show Headbangers Ball in 1992. In another version, she's looking at a mirror image of her face, with water (possibly rain) dripping down the reflection of the mirror. For example, in the version that appears on the Thank You Bonus DVD, the last shot of the video is a woman looking at a mirror image of herself and viewing her whole body while the mirror image drifts away. There are two different versions of this video, with minor but very noticeable differences. It combines a visual interpretation of the song's lyrics with footage of a red-haired Weiland singing with the band as a lounge act in an empty bar. The award-winning music video, directed by Josh Taft, was released in 1993 and had heavy rotation on MTV. Weiland had also said that the song's lyrics are a metaphor for a failed relationship. The song's chord structure was inspired by Robert DeLeo's love of ragtime music, and its lyrics were loosely based on a newspaper article Scott Weiland had read about a girl who had been found dead in an area outside of San Diego.
It is one of the band's biggest hits, and was released as the second single from the 1992 band's debut studio album, Core.
"Plush" is a song by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots.