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“Daria” by Cake
From the album Fashion Nugget (1996)
“Daria” by Cake appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1997 and 2014. It was first released in 1996 on the album Fashion Nugget. Its best result is #49 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #259 alternative song of 1997 and #2,412 alternative song of all time.
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"Daria" turned up on Fashion Nugget, the Cake album that reached stores in September 1996, and it's John McCrea's song through and through: he wrote both the words and the music. The band produced and arranged it themselves, with Joe Johnston, Craig Long and Kirt Shearer engineering and Scott Reams assisting.
What they came up with is Cake at their driest: a lean, loping groove with not an ounce of fat on it, and McCrea half-talking to the woman in the title with that deadpan cool of his, never raising his voice when a raised eyebrow will do the job.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1196 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1197 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1204 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1203 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1188 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1188 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1188 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1741 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1727 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1749 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1791 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1864 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1934 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 2008 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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