Something's Always Wrong

"Something's Always Wrong" is a single by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. The song is included on their 1994 album Dulcinea. "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 hit in the United States and Canada and helped propel Dulcinea to platinum status.

"Something's Always Wrong"
Single by Toad the Wet Sprocket
from the album Dulcinea
Released1994
GenreAlternative rock[1][2]
Length4:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Todd Nichols, Glen Phillips
Producer(s)Gavin MacKillop
Toad the Wet Sprocket singles chronology
"Fall Down"
(1994)		 "Something's Always Wrong"
(1994)		 "Fly From Heaven"
(1995)

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.[3] The single also peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.[4][5] The single helped to make Dulcinea Toad the Wet Sprocket's first top-forty album on the Billboard 200.

Track listing
  1. "Something's Always Wrong"
  2. "Don't Go Away (Live)"
  3. "Corporal Brown (Live)"

Charts
Charts (1994) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 41
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 9
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 22
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[7] 14

The song was featured in the films Fear and Tuesdays with Morrie and in the TV series Scrubs and Cold Case.

References
  1. Harris, Vincent (September 12, 2018). "How Toad the Wet Sprocket Navigates the Age of Nostalgia". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. "The 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1994". SPIN. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. "Toad the Wet Sprocket Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
  4. "Toad the Wet Sprocket Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2669." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  6. "Toad the Wet Sprocket Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  7. "Toad the Wet Sprocket Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.


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