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1979 is een nummer van de Amerikaanse rockband The Smashing Pumpkins uit 1996. Het is de tweede single van hun derde studioalbum Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Het nummer behaalde in een aantal landen de hitlijsten, in de meesten werd het een bescheiden hitje. In de Amerikaanse Billboard Hot 100 schopte het nummer het tot de 12e positie. In Nederland en Vlaanderen had het nummer minder succes; in de Nederlandse Top 40 haalde het nummer 38 en in de Vlaamse Ultratop 50 nummer 37.

"1979" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. "1979" was written by frontman Billy Corgan, and features loops and samples uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs. The song foreshadows the synth-pop sound the band would embrace more openly on Adore and its tracks "Ava Adore" and "Perfect". The song was written as a nostalgic coming-of-age story by Corgan. In the year 1979, Corgan was twelve, and this is what he considered his transition into adolescence.

"1979" reached number two in Canada and Iceland, number six in Ireland, number nine in New Zealand, and number 12 in the United States. It charted within the top 20 in several other countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom. The song was nominated for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video. In 2012, it was voted the second-best Smashing Pumpkins song by Rolling Stone readers.