The Taste of Ink

"The Taste of Ink" is the debut single by American rock band the Used from their self-titled debut album The Used. It was released to radio September 2002 along with a music video for TV directed by the Malloys. A music video was filmed in August. A CD single was later released in March 2003 with contained a b-side, Christmas song, and music video. A demo version can be found on the band's demo album Demos from the Basement which was a CD distributed by the band in 2001 which was then called Used.

"The Taste of Ink"
Single by the Used
from the album The Used
Released	September 2002
Recorded	2002
Studio	Foxy Studios in Marina del Rey, California, US
Genre	Alternative rock emo pop punk
Length	3:28
Label	Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Bert McCracken Quinn Allman Jeph Howard Branden Steineckert
Producer(s)	John Feldmann
The Used singles chronology
"The Taste of Ink" (2002) "Buried Myself Alive" (2003)

Track listings

CD single

All tracks are written by The Used

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Taste of Ink"	3:28
2.	"Just a Little"	3:28
3.	"Alone This Holiday"	2:56
4.	"The Taste of Ink" (music video on enhanced CD)
Total length:		9:52

7-inch vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Taste of Ink"	3:28
2.	"Just a Little"	3:28
Total length:		6:56

Personnel

• Craig Aaronson – A&R
• John Feldmann – engineer (track 1), mixed by (tracks: 1 & 2), producer
• Freeze Artist Management – management
• Paul Gomez – management
• John Reese – management

Charts

Chart (2002–03)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)	57
UK Singles (OCC)	52
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)	3
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)	19