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“Flowing” by 311
From the album Soundsystem (1999)
“Flowing” by 311 appears on 10 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2000 and 2007. It was first released in 1999 on the album Soundsystem. Its best result is #22 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #92 alternative song of 2000 and #6,343 alternative song of all time.
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"Flowing" was the second single off 311's 1999 album Soundsystem, and it's Nick Hexum wrestling with insomnia over a loose, rolling groove. Hexum wrote it alone and shares the vocals with S.A. Martinez, who also scratches on the turntables, while Hexum and Tim Mahoney trade guitar parts over P-Nut's springy bass and Chad Sexton's drums.
The band produced it with Hugh Padgham and Scott Ralston, and Ralston mixed. It lived in the shadow of the album's lead single, "Come Original", but still reached #17 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and made the cut for the band's Greatest Hits '93-'03 in 2004.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2000 | 107 |
| 2000 | 22 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000 | 91 |
| 2000 | 104 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000 | 105 |
| 2000 | 75 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000 | 101 |
| 2000 | 100 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2000 | 107 |
| 2000 | 102 | WBCN Boston, MA | WBCN Top 104 Songs of Y2K | 102 |
| 2000 | 49 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000 | 102 |
| 2000 | 59 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 762 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
| 2007 | 357 | KROQ | KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) | 500 |
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