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Strays by Jane's Addiction
Strays is an album by Jane's Addiction, released in 2003. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 34 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Just Because”, on 28 lists with a best position of #7.
Strays, Jane's Addiction's third album, arrived on Capitol on July 22, 2003, a full 13 years after Ritual de lo Habitual, and it's the sound of Perry Farrell's circus rolling back into town with the paint still wet. After two reunion tours spent playing the old songs, drummer Stephen Perkins said the band wanted a new challenge, so they went in with producer Bob Ezrin and Chris Chaney on bass, his first album with them. Dave Navarro's guitar comes in huge and glossy, Perkins' drums tumble and crash, and Farrell yelps and preens over the top.
"Just Because", a strutting, riff-heavy blast, earned a Grammy nomination, and the album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200, selling 110,500 copies in its first week before going gold in the US and Canada. The band came apart again the following year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Strays on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Because | 28 | #7 | – | 2003–2010 | |
| 2 | True Nature | 5 | #61 | – | 2003 | |
| 3 | Everybody's Friend | 1 | #104 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.