Album · Reel Big Fish
Why Do They Rock So Hard? by Reel Big Fish
Why Do They Rock So Hard? is an album by Reel Big Fish, released in 1998. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Take on Me”, on 2 lists with a best position of #67.
Why Do They Rock So Hard? was Reel Big Fish's third full-length album, out on Mojo on October 20, 1998, and the Huntington Beach ska-punk crew came to it riding high after the gold-selling Turn the Radio Off. For once nobody had left: it's the only studio album in their history made by the same lineup as the one before, with Aaron Barrett out front, Matt Wong on bass, Andrew Gonzales on drums and a horn line of Scott Klopfenstein and Tavis Werts on trumpet and Dan Regan and Grant Barry on trombone.
John Avila produced, Tim Palmer mixed it at Scream Studios, and the horns punch, the guitars chop and the tempos rarely let up. Barrett has said it was his own favorite Reel Big Fish record, at least until Our Live Album Is Better than Your Live Album came along.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Why Do They Rock So Hard? on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take on Me | 2 | #67 | – | 1997–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.