Album · The Fixx
Calm Animals by The Fixx
Calm Animals is an album by The Fixx, released in 1988. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Driven Out”, on 4 lists with a best position of #53.
Calm Animals, the fifth studio album from London new wavers the Fixx, was their one and only record for RCA, following React and arriving a long way down the road from "One Thing Leads to Another" and "Saved by Zero". The moody, questioning edge is still there, but this time it rides on meatier rock guitars.
"Driven Out" was the payoff, climbing to No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in early 1989 and reaching No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Precious Stone" followed it into the Mainstream Rock top 25 later that year. After this it was on to Ink.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Calm Animals on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driven Out | 4 | #53 | – | 1989–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.