Song · Candlebox
“Simple Lessons” by Candlebox
From the album Lucy (1995)
“Simple Lessons” by Candlebox appears on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1995 and 1999. It was first released in 1995 on the album Lucy. Its best result is #72 on The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #175 alternative song of 1995 and #6,643 alternative song of all time.
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"Simple Lessons" was the lead single from Lucy, the second album from Seattle's Candlebox, and it carried the load for a 1995 record that never quite matched the success of their 1993 debut: the song got plenty of airplay, and Lucy eventually went gold. The band weren't short of material, either; back in April 1994 Kevin Martin had told Playgirl they had 36 new songs ready.
The writing is credited to the whole band, and they produced it with Kelly Gray, Jon Plum co-producing; Gray and Plum engineered, with Geoff Ott assisting. The single came backed with "Featherweight", another song from the Lucy sessions, and on October 2, 1995, Candlebox played "Simple Lessons" on the Late Show with David Letterman.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 88 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 | 101 |
| 1995 | 72 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95 | 103 |
| 1995 | 79 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 | 95 |
| 1995 | 100 | WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 | 104 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 932 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 887 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
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