Something's Always Wrong
1994 single by Toad the Wet Sprocket
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"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.
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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 | |||
| Songwriters | Todd Nichols, Glen Phillips | |||
| Producer | Gavin MacKillop | |||
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Background
Singer 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
"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
- "Something's Always Wrong"
- "Don't Go Away (Live)"
- "Corporal Brown (Live)"
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] | 15 |
| Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[7] | 39 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 41 |
| US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[8] | 22 |
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[4] | 9 |
| US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)[9] | 14 |
