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“Beercan” by Beck

From the album Mellow Gold (1994)

“Beercan” by Beck appears on 21 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1994 and 2022. It was first released in 1994 on the album Mellow Gold. Its best result is #29 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #83 alternative song of 1994 and #1,963 alternative song of all time.

21countdowns
8stations
#29best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2022years charted

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"Beercan" came off Mellow Gold, Beck's 1994 major-label debut, and it's a junk-shop collage with a day job behind it: Beck once earned his keep blowing leaves, and the song owns up to it. Karl Stephenson, his co-writer, produced it in his trademark way, stacking layers of sound and oddball samples, the most prominent lifted from a Care Bears album, with a sliver of the Melvins' "Hog Leg" tucked in as well.

Beck handles lead vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica, percussion and synthesizer; Stephenson adds sitar, Mike Boito organ and Mike O'Connor drums. Steve Hanft, the friend who directed the "Loser" video, shot this one too, with rainbows turning up throughout and Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne making an appearance.

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#StationCountdownof
1994 83 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 48 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 29 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1271 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1271 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1245 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 1759 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 1244 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1573 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1229 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1229 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1229 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1434 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1436 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1452 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1483 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1551 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1594 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1623 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 451 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2022 661 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900

Also listed as: Beer Can.

Charting alongside it in 1994

Best songs of 1994 →
  1. 1Black Hole SunSoundgarden
  2. 2CloserNine Inch Nails
  3. 3Self-EsteemThe Offspring
  4. 4Interstate Love SongStone Temple Pilots
  5. 5Come Out and PlayThe Offspring
  6. 6Basket CaseGreen Day

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