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Extreme II: Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale) by Extreme
Extreme II: Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale) is an album by Extreme, released in 1990. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “More than Words”, on 11 lists with a best position of #4.
Extreme II: Pornograffitti, the Boston band's second album, came out on A&M on August 7, 1990, with Michael Wagener producing and a title mashing pornography and graffiti into one leering word. Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger and Paul Geary took hard rock and yanked it toward funk, all slap-happy grooves and flashy, jittery riffing.
The joke is that the song everyone remembers is the gentlest thing on it. "More Than Words", a hushed acoustic ballad, went to No. 1 on the Hot 100 and "Hole Hearted" reached No. 4, while "Decadence Dance" and "Get the Funk Out" kept the metal crowd happy on MTV's Headbangers Ball. It peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200, went double platinum and remains the band's biggest seller.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Extreme II: Pornograffitti (A Funked Up Fairy Tale) on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | More than Words | 11 | #4 | – | 1991–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.