Song · Helmet
“Milquetoast” by Helmet
From the album Betty (1994)
“Milquetoast” by Helmet appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1995 and 2002. It was first released in 1994 on the album Betty. Its best result is #735 on the KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,674 alternative song of all time.
"Milquetoast" is the fourth track on Betty, Helmet's third album, out on Interscope in 1994, though an alternate take had already surfaced as "Milktoast" on The Crow soundtrack. Butch Vig produced it and mixed that soundtrack version; for Betty, Andy Wallace handled the mix, with John Siket engineering.
Page Hamilton wrote it, sings it and plays guitar alongside Rob Echeverria, with Henry Bogdan on bass and John Stanier on drums. It went out as a promotional single and became the only single from Betty to chart in the US, reaching 39 on Album Rock Tracks, while MTV put Alex Winter's video, cut with footage from The Crow, into heavy rotation. It has since been described as an influence on nu metal.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 735 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 993 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 2002 | 1188 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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