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“Cold Contagious” by Bush
From the album Razorblade Suitcase (1996)
“Cold Contagious” by Bush appears on 9 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1997 and 1999. It was first released in 1996 on the album Razorblade Suitcase. Its best result is #40 on the KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #97 alternative song of 1997 and #4,112 alternative song of all time.
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"Cold Contagious" closed out the singles run from Bush's second album, Razorblade Suitcase (1996), and it's the record at its most punishing: a sharp, distorted grind over a heavy, dark drumbeat, stretched to around six minutes with a wailing guitar solo in the middle. Gavin Rossdale wrote it alone and sings it as a breakup gone sour, with a hint of revenge in the air. Steve Albini produced and engineered, leaving the guitars of Rossdale and Nigel Pulsford raw, with Dave Parsons on bass and Robin Goodridge pounding the kit.
It's one of Bush's longest tracks, so radio got a much shorter edit, and one critic heard a Neil Young influence in it. It and "Bonedriven" were the only singles from the band's first run left off The Best of '94–'99 in 2005.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 87 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 | 107 |
| 1997 | 68 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 | 91 |
| 1997 | 59 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 | 101 |
| 1997 | 40 | KNRK Portland, OR | KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 | 94 |
| 1997 | 88 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 | 103 |
| 1997 | 87 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 | 97 |
| 1997 | 92 | WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL | WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 705 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 321 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
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