"Something's Always Wrong" is a single by American alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. The song is included on their fourth studio album, Dulcinea (1994). "Something's Always Wrong" was co-written by Glen Phillips and Todd Nichols. Although not as popular as "Fall Down", "Something's Always Wrong" became a chart hit in the United States and Canada.
| "Something's Always Wrong" | ||||
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| Single by Toad the Wet Sprocket | ||||
| from the album Dulcinea | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock[1][2] | |||
| Length | 4:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Todd Nichols, Glen Phillips | |||
| Producer(s) | Gavin MacKillop | |||
| Toad the Wet Sprocket singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editSinger Glen Phillips said,
'Something's Always Wrong' is an amalgam of a whole bunch of relational observations. Todd had that music and the only line he had was, 'Something has gone wrong.' And I kind of lifted that and switched it. As a person who struggles a lot with depression and negative ideation, for me that's the state I'm always swimming upstream against: that feeling that something's wrong. It's usually based on a true story, but it's almost never the whole story.[3]
Chart performance
edit"Something's Always Wrong" was a hit, although not to the extent of "Fall Down." The single peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[4] The single also peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.[5][6] The single helped to make Dulcinea Toad the Wet Sprocket's first top-forty album on the Billboard 200.[citation needed]
Track listing
edit- "Something's Always Wrong"
- "Don't Go Away (Live)"
- "Corporal Brown (Live)"
Charts
edit| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 41 |
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[7] | 22 |
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[4] | 9 |
| US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[8] | 14 |
References
edit- ^ Harris, Vincent (September 12, 2018). "How Toad the Wet Sprocket Navigates the Age of Nostalgia". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "The 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1994". SPIN. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ Prato, Greg (November 1, 2022). "Glen Phillips : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. October 22, 1994. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. November 26, 1994. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2669." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. November 12, 1994. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Pop Airplay". Billboard. November 19, 1994. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
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