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The New America by Bad Religion
The New America is an album by Bad Religion, released in 2000. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 12 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “New America”, on 12 lists with a best position of #38.
The New America, Bad Religion's eleventh studio album, came out on Atlantic in 2000, and it turned out to be the Los Angeles punk lifers' final record for the major label. The surprise sat behind the desk: Todd Rundgren, of all people, produced it. Greg Graffin sings, Greg Hetson and Brian Baker handle guitars, Jay Bentley plays bass, and Bobby Schayer makes his last album on drums. Old partner Brett Gurewitz, not yet officially back in the band, co-wrote "Believe It" and plays guitar on it, a hint of what was coming.
The formula holds: fast, melodic punk stacked with those three-part harmonies, and lyrics picking at politics, religion and society. Few of its songs lasted on the setlist, though the title track still turns up live now and then. Atlantic dropped the band in 2001, they went home to Epitaph with Gurewitz back aboard, and Epitaph reissued this one in 2008.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The New America on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New America | 12 | #38 | – | 2000–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.