"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.[5] 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.[6] 
  Track listings
 CD single
 All tracks are written by The Used.
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| 1. | "The Taste of Ink" | 3:28 | 
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| 2. | "Just a Little" | 3:28 | 
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| 3. | "Alone This Holiday" | 2:56 | 
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| 4. | "The Taste of Ink" (music video on enhanced CD) |  | 
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| Total length: | 9:52 | 
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7-inch vinyl
 | Title | 
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| 1. | "The Taste of Ink" | 3:28 | 
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| 2. | "Just a Little" | 3:28 | 
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| Total length: | 6:56 | 
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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
  References
   - ^ Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media. Retrieved February 15, 2020. 
- ^ "HOW I WROTE THE TASTE OF INK, BY THE USED'S BERT MCCRACKEN". Kerrang. Retrieved September 16, 2021. 
- ^ Alex Darus (December 18, 2020). "10 emo songs from the 2000s that sounded surprisingly upbeat". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 19, 2024. 
- ^ "HOW I WROTE THE TASTE OF INK, BY THE USED'S BERT MCCRACKEN". Kerrang. Retrieved September 16, 2021. 
- ^ "Box Car Racer, the Used Rev up for Fall Tour". MTV. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. 
- ^ The Taste Of Ink Demo 
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.  Retrieved October 15, 2020. 
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.  Retrieved October 15, 2020. 
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.  Retrieved October 15, 2020. 
- ^ "The Used Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.  Retrieved October 15, 2020. 
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