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The Fallout by Default
The Fallout is an album by Default, released in 2001. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 43 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Wasting My Time”, on 30 lists with a best position of #7.
The Fallout, Default's debut, came out on TVT on October 2, 2001, and the Vancouver four-piece arrived with a big brother in their corner: Nickelback's Chad Kroeger helped with the production and co-wrote 6 of the songs, "Deny" among them. Rick Parashar produced, and the sound is post-grunge built for the rock dial: Jeremy Hora's chunky guitar, Dave Benedict's bass and Danny Craig's drums locked in tight underneath, and Dallas Smith's husky, heartsick vocals riding over the top.
"Wasting My Time", a brooding mid-tempo grinder, was all over the radio through 2001 and 2002, and "Deny" turned up on the soundtrack of EA Sports' NHL 2003 and pushed them into the Canadian mainstream. The album went platinum in the US and remains their biggest seller and their best-loved record.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Fallout on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasting My Time | 30 | #7 | – | 2001–2026 | |
| 2 | Deny | 10 | #17 | – | 2002–2010 | |
| 3 | Live a Lie | 2 | #77 | – | 2002 | |
| 4 | Sick And Tired | 1 | #74 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.