Song · Bowling for Soup
“Almost” by Bowling for Soup
From the EP Who Likes Pizza? - EP (1999)
“Almost” by Bowling for Soup appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2005. It was first released in 1999 on the EP Who Likes Pizza? - EP. Its best result is #68 on the Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #582 alternative song of 2005.
"Almost" was the second single Bowling for Soup pulled from their 2004 album A Hangover You Don't Deserve, landing in January 2005 on Jive between "1985" and "Ohio (Come Back to Texas)". Jaret Reddick wrote it with Butch Walker, and it's pop-punk regret played for laughs and a lump in the throat: a guy tallying all the near-misses of his life, from a shot at the homecoming queen to a close brush with drug addiction, kicking himself for never making his move and only half wishing she'd loved him back.
The video, directed by Frank Borin and Ryan Smith, sends the band back to high school, trying out for sports to impress the girls, cut with footage of them playing in the school gym.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005 | 105 |
| 2005 | 382 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
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