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“I'm The One” by Descendents
From the album Everything Sucks (1996)
“I'm The One” by Descendents appears on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1996 and 2026. It was first released in 1996 on the album Everything Sucks. Its best result is #58 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #243 alternative song of 1996 and #4,665 alternative song of all time.
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"I'm the One" was the first single from Everything Sucks, the Descendents' 1996 album on Epitaph, and it came backed with "Everything Sux" plus two leftovers from the sessions, "Lucky" and "Shattered Milo". Bassist Karl Alvarez wrote it, words and music, and the band plays it straight at the gut: Milo Aukerman singing, Stephen Egerton on guitar, Bill Stevenson on drums. Egerton and Stevenson produced and engineered it, and Andy Wallace mixed.
Dave Robinson's video takes the title a step too far, in the best way: the band visits a sperm bank, then skateboards down a street dressed as sperm, cut with black-and-white concert footage. Aukerman said it was Robinson's idea and that he balked at first, then found himself enjoying it once he was on the board. Being dumb and silly, he pointed out, is a big part of what the band does.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 58 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 138 | 91X | 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) | 500 |
| 2022 | 503 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2022 | 664 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2026 | 830 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Also listed as: I'm the One.
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