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“Innocent” by Fuel
From the album Something Like Human (2000)
“Innocent” by Fuel appears on 12 radio countdowns from 12 stations in 2001. It was first released in 2000 on the album Something Like Human. Its best result is #24 on the WBCN Top 41 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #61 alternative song of 2001.
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"Innocent" followed "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" as the second single from Fuel's second album, Something Like Human, arriving on December 5, 2000. Carl Bell wrote it, and it nearly went elsewhere: the song was first lined up for the soundtrack to City of Angels back in 1998, but Bell decided it belonged on a Fuel record instead. What inspired the lyric remains a mystery.
It's a big, brooding ballad, Brett Scallions' lead vocal straining against the walls, Bell and Scallions both on guitar, Jeff Abercrombie on bass and Kevin Miller on drums. Ben Grosse produced and mixed, with Bell co-producing. Nigel Dick shot the video, the band played it on the Late Show with David Letterman, and in 2015 an official acoustic take built around piano turned up online.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 42 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2001 | 59 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 45 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001 | 93 |
| 2001 | 40 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 90 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2001 | 29 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 24 | WBCN Boston, MA | WBCN Top 41 Songs of 2001 | 40 |
| 2001 | 52 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2001 | 103 |
| 2001 | 89 | WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 60 | 99X Atlanta, GA | 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
| 2001 | 29 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
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