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“Far Behind” by Candlebox

From the album Candlebox (1993)

“Far Behind” by Candlebox appears on 58 radio countdowns from 26 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1993 on the album Candlebox. Its best result is #7 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #25 alternative song of 1994, #832 alternative song of all time and #282 of the '90s.

58countdowns
26stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

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Candlebox - Far Behind (Official Music Video)

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"Far Behind" is the song that stuck to Candlebox, the heavyweight ballad from their self-titled debut, sent out as the album's third single in 1994. Kevin Martin wrote the lyric in tribute to Andrew Wood; he was a devoted fan of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone and knew Wood early on, through a shoe store job alongside Susan Silver, who managed Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. Martin has also tied it to two friends lost to heroin overdoses and the empty space friendship leaves behind.

Peter Klett's guitar builds from brood to blaze, Bardi Martin and Scott Mercado hold the ground, and Kelly Gray produced and mixed it with the band. It lingered on the Billboard Hot 100 for nearly a year, peaking at number 18, their highest-charting song, and reached number 4 on Album Rock Tracks.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 7 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 31 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 66 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 14 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 42 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1994 37 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94
1995 56 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 432 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 363 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 281 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1995 262 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 200 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 157 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 119 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 370 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 156 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 187 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 165 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 208 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 43 WFNX WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002) 50
2002 111 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2004 436 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 47 WBCN WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004) 104
2005 168 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 336 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2010 289 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2014 165 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 161 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2017 422 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2019 96 X96 X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's 100
2019 135 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2019 341 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 278 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 292 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 76 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2020 568 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 238 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2021 558 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 110 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2021 442 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 293 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2022 345 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 122 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 686 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 454 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 269 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 191 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 82 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 130 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 239 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 342 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 161 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 172 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 480 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500
2025 248 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 185 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 330 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500
2026 244 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 1994

Best songs of 1994 →
  1. 1Black Hole SunSoundgarden
  2. 2CloserNine Inch Nails
  3. 3Self-EsteemThe Offspring
  4. 4Interstate Love SongStone Temple Pilots
  5. 5Come Out and PlayThe Offspring
  6. 6Basket CaseGreen Day

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