Song · Brewer and Shipley
“One Toke Over the Line” by Brewer and Shipley
From the album So Into You (2005)
“One Toke Over the Line” by Brewer and Shipley appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2021 and 2023. It was first released in 2005 on the album So Into You. Its best result is #203 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #202 of the '70s.
Brewer & Shipley never took "One Toke Over the Line" seriously. The folk-rock duo wrote and sang it, and Mike Brewer traces the title to a hazy day when Tom said he was one toke over the line; Brewer liked the ring of it and built a song around the phrase. It landed on their 1970 LP Tarkio and went out on Kama Sutra early in 1971 as their first single.
What made it was the road. Opening for Melanie, they got called back for an encore with nothing left to play, so out came this one, and audiences ate it up. The head of their record company came backstage and told them to cut it for the album; the pair shrugged and went along, and nobody was more surprised than they were when it became a big hit.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 464 | WCSX | WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) | 499 |
| 2022 | 203 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
| 2023 | 350 | KSHE 95 | KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) | 500 |
Also listed as: One Toke Over The Line.
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