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“I Was A Teenage Anarchist” by Against Me!

From the album White Crosses (2010)

“I Was A Teenage Anarchist” by Against Me! appears on 20 radio countdowns from 20 stations in 2010. It was first released in 2010 on the album White Crosses. Its best result is #15 on the KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #29 alternative song of 2010 and #98 of the '10s.

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Against Me! - "I Was A Teenage Anarchist" HD [Official Video]

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Against Me!, the punk band out of Gainesville, Florida, kicked off White Crosses on April 6, 2010, with "I Was a Teenage Anarchist", its first single. Laura Jane Grace wrote it, and it came with heavyweight help: Butch Vig produced, Alan Moulder mixed, Billy Bush recorded and Zac Rae added keyboards. The digital release came bundled with "Rapid Decompression" and two session B-sides, "One by One" and "Bitter Divisions", and a Record Store Day seven-inch carried an acoustic version on the flip.

The video is one unbroken slow-motion shot: Grace, in full punk gear, sprints through a park from a cop who tackles her, a crowd turns on him, more police close in, and she ends up shoved into a squad car, smiling.

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

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 43 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 63 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 81 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 27 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 45 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010 99
2010 59 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 40 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 20 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 91
2010 93 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010 103
2010 26 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 48 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 105
2010 56 89.9 WLCA St. Louis, MO WLCA Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 36 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 25 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 59 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94
2010 26 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 30 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 15 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 30 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2010 88
2010 54 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95

Also listed as: I Was a Teenage Anarchist; I was A Teenage Anarchist.

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