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“F.I.N.E.” by Aerosmith
From the album Pump (1989)
“F.I.N.E.” by Aerosmith appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 2002. It was first released in 1989 on the album Pump. Its best result is #401 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,081 hard rock song of all time.
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Aerosmith parked "F.I.N.E." second in line on Pump, their 1989 album, and it comes on like a jolt of pure nerve. The title is an acronym, decoded in the liner notes: the first two words won't get past a radio censor, and the rest are insecure, neurotic and emotional. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry wrote it, and it's a close cousin of "Young Lust", upbeat hard rock stuffed with raunchy double meanings about restless youth and randy appetites.
Bruce Fairbairn produced, Mike Fraser engineered and mixed, and the whole band is on the clock: Perry and Brad Whitford on guitars, Tom Hamilton on bass, Joey Kramer on drums and Tyler out front, blowing harmonica too. Sent to rock radio as a promo single, it climbed as high as No. 14 on Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 401 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 2002 | 645 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
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