Song · Bad Religion
“The Defense” by Bad Religion
From the album The Process of Belief (2002)
“The Defense” by Bad Religion appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2002. It was first released in 2002 on the album The Process of Belief. Its best result is #11 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #110 alternative song of 2002.
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"The Defense" comes from The Process of Belief, the 2002 album that brought Brett Gurewitz back into Bad Religion after seven years away and put the band back on Epitaph. Gurewitz wrote it on his own, words and music, co-produced it with Greg Graffin and mixed it himself, and Graffin takes the lead vocal.
It's a three-guitar track, with Gurewitz, Brian Baker and Greg Hetson all credited, Jay Bentley on bass and Brooks Wackerman on drums in his first album with the band. The wild card in the deck is a sitar, played by Mikaleno. The song picked up radio play alongside "Broken" and "Supersonic" but never landed on a national chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 | 91 |
| 2002 | 66 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
| 2002 | 77 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
| 2002 | 28 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2002 | 40 |
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