Song · Bowling for Soup
“1985” by Bowling for Soup
From the album A Hangover You Don’t Deserve (2004)
“1985” by Bowling for Soup appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2004 and 2005. It was first released in 2004 on the album A Hangover You Don’t Deserve. Its best result is #24 on the Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #143 alternative song of 2004.
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"1985" came to Bowling for Soup secondhand. SR-71's Mitch Allan had written it with his bandmate John Allen, and when their own recording went largely unnoticed in 2004, Allan handed it to Bowling for Soup just two months later. The credits on this version add Jaret Reddick as a writer, Allan sings backup, and Butch Walker produced it for A Hangover You Don't Deserve, the band's fifth studio album, on Jive.
It's a pop-punk snapshot of a woman stuck in middle age and the suburbs, pining for her younger days and bewildered by how far pop culture and music have moved on since the 1980s. In Bowling for Soup's hands it became a genuine hit, climbing to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004 | 105 |
| 2004 | 83 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004 | 88 |
| 2004 | 38 | WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 | 106 |
| 2005 | 353 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
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