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“Take a Picture” by Filter

From the album Title of Record (1999)

“Take a Picture” by Filter appears on 51 radio countdowns from 25 stations between 1999 and 2025. It was first released in 1999 on the album Title of Record. Its best result is #3 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #25 alternative song of 1999, #770 alternative song of all time and #213 of the '90s.

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"Take a Picture" comes from Filter's second album, Title of Record, from 1999, and it's a hazy, woozy pop song that floats instead of pounds. Richard Patrick wrote every word and note, and he produced it with Ben Grosse, with Rae DiLeo and Geno Lenardo credited as co-producers and Grosse handling the mix.

The track drifts in on shimmering guitars and a gentle, loping groove, Patrick's voice hushed and dazed before the chorus lifts off into something close to euphoria. It finds a hook in the quiet, and it plays like a late-night confession set to a light buzz.

It followed "Welcome to the Fold" as the album's second single, went to radio in September 1999, and caught fire once it hit stores in January 2000. It climbed to number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, reached number three in Canada and went top ten in New Zealand, peaking at number eight there.

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#StationCountdownof
1999 52 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999 107
1999 26 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999 91
1999 42 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999 106
1999 38 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999 101
1999 42 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999 100
1999 68 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999 92
1999 36 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999 99
1999 42 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1999 107
1999 66 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999 89
1999 3 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999 103
1999 37 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1999 101
1999 68 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999 104
2000 54 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2000 107
2000 37 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000 105
2000 12 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000 101
2000 38 The Edge Phoenix, AZ KEDJ Millennium Meltdown Countdown 2001 50
2000 7 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000 102
2000 68 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of Y2K 102
2000 59 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2000 100
2000 46 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 100
2000 19 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 420 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 930 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
2001 471 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2003 1982 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 372 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1966 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1955 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 286 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 422 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 279 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 261 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 214 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 254 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 249 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 258 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 267 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 273 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 226 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 241 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 363 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 318 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 260 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 233 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 49 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 228 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 450 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 422 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 216 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 338 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2025 268 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500

Also listed as: Take a Picutre; Take A Picture.

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