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“Stranger than Fiction” by Bad Religion
From the album Stranger Than Fiction (1994)
“Stranger than Fiction” by Bad Religion appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album Stranger Than Fiction. Its best result is #87 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #284 alternative song of 1994 and #7,641 alternative song of all time.
"Stranger than Fiction" is the title track of Bad Religion's 1994 album on Atlantic Records, and it's Brett Gurewitz's song, words and music, with Greg Graffin out front on lead vocals. Gurewitz and Greg Hetson handle the electric guitars, Jay Bentley plays bass and Bobby Schayer drums, and Andy Wallace, who produced it with the band and mixed it, even sits in on Hammond organ.
It has held up. More than a decade after its release it was still a fixture of their shows, and a live take turned up on the 2006 DVD Live at the Palladium. At one 1996 concert Graffin rewrote a line on the fly to aim it at Gurewitz, who had left the band by then and has since come back.
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 | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 87 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1973 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2023 | 742 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
Also listed as: Stranger Than Fiction.
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