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“Typical Situation” by Dave Matthews Band

From the album Under the Table and Dreaming (1994)

“Typical Situation” by Dave Matthews Band appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2021. It was first released in 1994 on the album Under the Table and Dreaming. Its best result is #549 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,434 alternative song of all time.

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"Typical Situation" turned up on Under the Table and Dreaming, the Dave Matthews Band's debut studio album, on September 27, 1994, and went out as one of the four singles that trailed "What Would You Say". Matthews wrote the words and music, with the whole band sharing a writing credit as well, and he sings and plays acoustic guitar with Carter Beauford on drums and Stefan Lessard on bass, plus a guest on extra percussion. It's a coiled, sidelong groove, the band circling the tune rather than charging at it.

Steve Lillywhite produced, Chris Dickie engineered with Andrew Page assisting, and Tom Lord-Alge mixed. Whenever Matthews and Tim Reynolds doubled an acoustic part on those sessions, Lillywhite tended to favor Reynolds, so the finished album leans on Reynolds' playing more than you might guess.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#1,434 of all time

Indie & Adult Alternative

#1,216 of the '90s

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	1426	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	1426	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	1428	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	1426	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2003	1412	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2004	1412	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	1411	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	671	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	664	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	686	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	704	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	726	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	761	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	795	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013
2021	549	90.9 The Bridge	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s	908

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