Song · Ian McCulloch
“Proud to Fall” by Ian McCulloch
From the EP Faith & Healing (1989)
“Proud to Fall” by Ian McCulloch appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1989 and 2003. It was first released in 1989 on the EP Faith & Healing. Its best result is #12 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #24 alternative song of 1989, #5,982 alternative song of all time and #206 of the '80s.
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"Proud to Fall" was the first single Ian McCulloch released on his own, in 1989, taken from his debut solo album Candleland and also carried on the Faith & Healing EP, with Sire and Warner Bros. behind it. American alternative radio grabbed it: the song went all the way to number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks, while in Britain it stalled at number 51.
Its standing in the States only grew with time. When Billboard marked the 35th anniversary of Modern Rock Tracks in 2023, it placed "Proud to Fall" at number 73 among the 100 most successful songs in that chart's history.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 | 107 |
| 1989 | 60 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 | 90 |
| 1989 | 30 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1917 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1464 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Proud To Fall.
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