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“Mustache Man (Wasted)” by Cake
From the album Showroom of Compassion (2011)
“Mustache Man (Wasted)” by Cake appears on 9 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2011 and 2013. It was first released in 2011 on the album Showroom of Compassion. Its best result is #33 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #147 alternative song of 2011 and #7,616 alternative song of all time.
"Mustache Man (Wasted)" comes off Showroom of Compassion, Cake's sixth studio album, which landed on January 11, 2011, and ended the longest wait between two of their records: the last one, Pressure Chief, dated back to 2004. The band produced the album themselves and put it out independently for the first time, and on this track Cake engineered and mixed with Patrick Olguin. Vincent DiFiore, John McCrea, Xan McCurdy and Gabriel Nelson share the writing credit.
On the Alternative Songs chart the song got as far as No. 22, riding in behind an album that entered the Billboard 200 at number one, a first for the band.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 | 101 |
| 2011 | 33 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011 | 103 |
| 2011 | 87 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2011 | 98 |
| 2011 | 84 | 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY | 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2011 | 94 |
| 2011 | 83 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2011 | 105 |
| 2011 | 84 | KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA | KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 | 94 |
| 2011 | 69 | WBRU Providence, RI | WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2011 | 96 |
| 2012 | 82 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1976 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
Also listed as: Moustache Man (Wasted).
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