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Being There by Wilco
Being There is an album by Wilco, released in 1996. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 30 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Outtasite (Outta Mind)”, on 21 lists with a best position of #44.
Being There, Wilco's second album, came out on Reprise on October 29, 1996, as a double album sold for the price of a single, a deal Jeff Tweedy struck with the label himself. Named after the 1979 film, it's the moment the band Tweedy formed after Jay Farrar left Uncle Tupelo started stretching past alt-country: twangy, back-porch songs sit right next to woozy, psychedelic, downright surreal ones, and Tweedy's writing turns inward, shaped in part by the arrival of his first child.
Tweedy produced it, and the lineup is a one-off: Jay Bennett's first go on guitar and keys, Max Johnston's last on fiddle, banjo and mandolin, and the only Wilco record with Bob Egan on pedal steel, with John Stirratt and Ken Coomer holding it all together. It outsold and out-reviewed A.M., and "Outtasite (Outta Mind)" and "Monday" gave radio something to crank.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Being There on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outtasite (Outta Mind) | 21 | #44 | – | 1997–2023 | |
| 2 | Monday | 5 | #277 | – | 2000–2021 | |
| 3 | Misunderstood | 4 | #387 | – | 2009–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.