Song · Brian Fallon
“A Wonderful Life” by Brian Fallon
From the album Painkillers (2016)
“A Wonderful Life” by Brian Fallon appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations in 2016. It was first released in 2016 on the album Painkillers. Its best result is #23 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #159 alternative song of 2016.
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"A Wonderful Life" comes from Painkillers, the solo debut Brian Fallon put out on Island Records on March 11, 2016, while the Gaslight Anthem sat on hiatus. The album had been simmering for a while: Fallon started stockpiling songs before the band's 2014 record Get Hurt, some of them carried over from another group of his, Molly and the Zombies, then shelved them once he saw they didn't suit where the Gaslight Anthem was heading.
When the hiatus went public in July 2015, he took the songs to a Nashville studio with Butch Walker producing. Fallon wrote this one alone and sings it, playing acoustic guitar, guitar and percussion, while Walker piles on more guitar, percussion, glockenspiel and backing vocals. Catherine Popper plays bass, and Mark Stepro drums and sings along.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 32 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016 | 90 |
| 2016 | 23 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2016 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 866 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
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