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Elva by Unwritten Law
Elva is an album by Unwritten Law, released in 2001. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 39 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Seein' Red”, on 22 lists with a best position of #6.
Elva, the fourth album from San Diego's Unwritten Law, came out on Interscope, and it's the sound of a skate-punk band deciding the half-pipe wasn't big enough. With Josh Abraham producing, they swapped some of the speed and snot for a cleaner, more open alternative rock sound, Scott Russo's vocals front and center over the guitars of Rob Brewer and Steve Morris, and Wade Youman, the drummer who had started the band in 1990, still pounding behind them.
It paid off with "Seein' Red", a brooding, mid-tempo slow burner that went all the way to number one on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, while "Up All Night" and "Rest of My Life" kept the album on the airwaves. It turned out to be Youman's last studio album with the band until The Hum in 2022.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Elva on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seein' Red | 22 | #6 | – | 2001–2022 | |
| 2 | Up All Night | 11 | #3 | – | 2001–2002 | |
| 3 | Rest of My Life | 5 | #39 | – | 2002–2003 | |
| 4 | Actress, Model. | 1 | #68 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.