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The Devil You Know by Econoline Crush
The Devil You Know is an album by Econoline Crush, released in 1997. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sparkle and Shine”, on 4 lists with a best position of #82.
The Devil You Know, Econoline Crush's follow-up to Affliction, came out on EMI in Canada in June 1997, with Restless Records bringing it to the US the following March. The Vancouver band, steered as ever by singer Trevor Hurst, deal in industrial-strength alternative rock: grinding, machine-tooled guitars under hooks big enough for modern rock radio, where "Home" and "Sparkle and Shine" took hold.
It became their platinum record and earned a Juno nomination, and while the band stayed mostly a Canadian concern, it did more to open doors south of the border than anything before it. Stick around past the end, too: tracks 12 through 22 are silence, and track 23 is a passage from 1 Corinthians read aloud in Japanese.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Devil You Know on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparkle and Shine | 4 | #82 | – | 1999–2010 | |
| 2 | Home | 1 | #606 | – | 1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.