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“Stickshifts And Safetybelts” by Cake
From the album Fashion Nugget (1996)
“Stickshifts And Safetybelts” by Cake appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2010 and 2023. It was first released in 1996 on the album Fashion Nugget. Its best result is #153 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,737 indie & aaa song of all time and #376 of the '90s.
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"Stickshifts and Safetybelts" is one of the 14 songs on Fashion Nugget, Cake's second album, released in 1996 and recorded at Paradise Studios in Sacramento. John McCrea wrote it on his own, words and music, and the band arranged and produced it themselves, with Joe Johnston, Craig Long and Kirt Shearer engineering and Scott Reams assisting.
The album around it grabs from all over the map, funk and hip-hop, rockabilly, country and Latin music among them, and it went platinum the year after it came out.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 153 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2021 | 519 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2022 | 356 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2022 | 630 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2023 | 584 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
Also listed as: Stick Shifts And Safety Belts; Stickshifts and Safety Belts; Stickshifts and Safetybelts; Stickshifts & Safety Belts.
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