Song · Godsmack
“Straight Out of Line” by Godsmack
From the album Faceless (2003)
“Straight Out of Line” by Godsmack appears on 13 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2003 and 2005. It was first released in 2003 on the album Faceless. Its best result is #3 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #58 alternative song of 2003, #7,559 alternative song of all time and #493 of the '00s.
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"Straight Out of Line" kicked off Faceless, Godsmack's 2003 album, as its lead single, and it wasted no time: it shot to number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, the band's third chart-topper there, and cracked the Modern Rock top 10. Sully Erna wrote it alone and produced it with David Bottrill, who also mixed.
It's a brawny, bruising slab of hard rock, Tony Rombola's guitar chugging, Robbie Merrill's bass grinding underneath, Shannon Larkin hammering the drums and Erna snarling over the top. The band shot a straight performance video in Los Angeles with director Dean Karr, Erna figuring the band playing it was all the story it needed, and the song earned a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 | 107 |
| 2003 | 23 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 41 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 40 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 | 92 |
| 2003 | 16 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 74 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 75 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2003 | 45 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 | 99 |
| 2003 | 3 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2003 | 87 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
| 2003 | 61 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 | 103 |
| 2003 | 31 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 975 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
Also listed as: Straight Out Of Line.
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