Feel Good Hit of the Summer by Queens of the Stone Age
Feel Good Hit of the Summer is an EP by Queens of the Stone Age, released in 2000. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Never Say Never”, on 1 list with a best position of #89.
"Feel Good Hit of the Summer" came out as a single on Interscope in November 2000, the second one lifted from Rated R, Queens of the Stone Age's major-label debut, where it's the opening track. Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri wrote it, and it's a joke with a hammer in it: a song about drugs and not much else, beaten into the ground over a relentless desert-rock riff until the repetition becomes the point. Rob Halford of Judas Priest, fronting his own solo band at the time, turns up on backing vocals.
The subject matter got it plenty of attention when Rated R arrived, but the critics mostly came down on its side, and several picked it as one of the best things on the album. The release also carried "Never Say Never".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Feel Good Hit of the Summer on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never | 1 | #89 | – | 2004 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.