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“Come Original” by 311

From the album Soundsystem (1999)

“Come Original” by 311 appears on 36 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1999 and 2024. It was first released in 1999 on the album Soundsystem. Its best result is #11 on The End Top 107 Songs of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #32 alternative song of 1999, #1,038 alternative song of all time and #273 of the '90s.

36countdowns
19stations
#11best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2024years charted

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311 - Come Original (Official Video)

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On "Come Original", from their 1999 album Soundsystem, 311 wear their record collection on their sleeves, tipping the hat to Mr. Vegas, Black Eyed Peas, Roni Size and NOFX, a spread that says plenty about how wide the band's ears run. Nick Hexum and S.A. Martinez split the vocals and the lyrics, Hexum and Tim Mahoney lock their guitars together, Martinez scratches on the turntables, and P-Nut and Chad Sexton keep the bottom springy. Hexum and P-Nut wrote the music, and the band produced it with Hugh Padgham and Scott Ralston for Columbia.

The video puts the band in front of a green backdrop with a barcode and a pair of speakers, a riff on the album cover, cut with skaters on a ramp and breakdancers. The song later turned up again on Greatest Hits '93-'03.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 55 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999 107
1999 23 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999 91
1999 43 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999 106
1999 37 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999 101
1999 49 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999 100
1999 76 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999 92
1999 39 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999 99
1999 11 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1999 107
1999 78 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999 89
1999 78 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999 103
1999 44 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 326 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
2000 257 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2001 493 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2004 406 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 196 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 392 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 385 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 1032 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 904 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 291 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 798 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 649 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 620 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 604 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 589 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 374 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 352 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 403 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 374 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 767 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 357 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 313 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 327 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 371 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2024 1032 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049

Charting alongside it in 1999

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  4. 4Freak on a LeashKorn
  5. 5Praise YouFatboy Slim
  6. 6My Own Worst EnemyLit

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