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Villains by The Verve Pipe
Villains is an album by The Verve Pipe, released in 1996. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 26 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Photograph”, on 23 lists with a best position of #24.
Villains, the Verve Pipe's third album and their first for a major label, came out on RCA in March 1996, with Jerry Harrison producing. The East Lansing, Michigan band formed in 1992, and here Brian Vander Ark sings and plays guitar, with Brad Vander Ark on bass, Donny Brown on drums, A.J. Dunning on guitar and Doug Corella on keyboards.
It's earnest, big-hearted modern rock with jangling guitars and sturdy, anthemic choruses, and Vander Ark sings like a man trying to talk himself out of regret. "Photograph" was the band's first real hit, and a faster re-recording of "The Freshmen" turned into their biggest single a year later, pushing the album to platinum. Early copies carried a slower take of that song before the new version replaced it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Villains on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photograph | 23 | #24 | – | 1996–2014 | |
| 2 | Villains | 3 | #90 | – | 1997 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.