Song · Dar Williams
“As Cool as I Am” by Dar Williams
From the album Mortal City (1996)
“As Cool as I Am” by Dar Williams appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1996 and 2016. It was first released in 1996 on the album Mortal City. Its best result is #14 on the WBER Listener Countdown 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #136 alternative song of 1996.
Dar Williams wrote "As Cool as I Am" on her own, and it arrived in January 1996 on Mortal City, her second album, on Razor & Tie, and it went out as a single that year, with a music video to go with it. Her first album, The Honesty Room, had been all acoustic, but Mortal City let some electric backing in, and this track gets a whole cast: Larry Campbell on guitar, Mark Egan on bass, William Galison on harmonica, Sammy Merendino on percussion, Roger Squitero on congas and, of all things, Art Baron on didgeridoo.
Katryna and Nerissa Nields sing with Williams. Steven Miller produced and engineered it, with Tim Conklin and Patrick Derivaz assisting.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 1996 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 924 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2004 | 858 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2007 | 620 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2009 | 673 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2016 | 225 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
Also listed as: As Cool As I Am.
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