Song · Elliott Smith
“Ballad of Big Nothing” by Elliott Smith
From the album Either/Or (1997)
“Ballad of Big Nothing” by Elliott Smith appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2023. It was first released in 1997 on the album Either/Or. Its best result is #789 on The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s.
"Ballad of Big Nothing" was one of just two singles, alongside "Speed Trials", sent out to promote Either/Or, the third album Elliott Smith released on Kill Rock Stars on February 25, 1997. Smith wrote it alone, and it was mixed by Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf, the pair who co-produced the album with him.
The record behind it was pieced together between 1995 and 1996 in several places, mostly around Portland, Oregon, at a time when Heatmiser was still his band; by the time it came out, Heatmiser was finished.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 789 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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