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Greetings From Timbuk 3 by Timbuk 3
Greetings From Timbuk 3 is an album by Timbuk 3, released in 1986. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 15 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”, on 14 lists with a best position of #33.
Greetings From Timbuk 3, the debut from the American band Timbuk 3, came out on I.R.S. in 1986, and it's a wry, homespun oddity in a year of big hair and bigger drums. "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" is the one everybody remembers, a catchy, deadpan singalong that turned out to be the band's only charting single. Elsewhere, "Life Is Hard" and "Shame on You" found an unlikely second home in that year's horror sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, landing on its soundtrack album too.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Greetings From Timbuk 3 on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades | 14 | #33 | – | 1986–2023 | |
| 2 | Life is Hard | 1 | #1558 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.