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“Precious Declaration” by Collective Soul
From the album Disciplined Breakdown (1997)
“Precious Declaration” by Collective Soul appears on 10 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1997 and 2002. It was first released in 1997 on the album Disciplined Breakdown. Its best result is #18 on the WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #74 alternative song of 1997 and #4,829 alternative song of all time.
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"Precious Declaration" was the first single from Disciplined Breakdown, Collective Soul's 1997 third album, and for all its crunch it's really a sigh of relief. Ed Roland, who wrote it, produced it and sings lead, later explained it came out of the band's split with its manager and the lawsuit that followed; the song marks the moment a release was signed and the band was free to carry on, each side keeping what it thought was its own. Greg Archilla engineered and mixed it.
The hooks paid off. It gave the band its third number one in a row on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, and in Canada it topped the RPM Alternative 30.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 62 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 | 107 |
| 1997 | 42 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 | 103 |
| 1997 | 32 | KNRK Portland, OR | KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 | 94 |
| 1997 | 43 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 | 106 |
| 1997 | 42 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 | 97 |
| 1997 | 18 | WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL | WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1672 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1672 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1672 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1664 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
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