Song · Iggy Pop
“Five Foot One” by Iggy Pop
From the album New Values (1979)
“Five Foot One” by Iggy Pop appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1989 and 2003. It was first released in 1979 on the album New Values. Its best result is #289 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,591 alternative song of all time.
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"Five Foot One" is on New Values, Iggy Pop's third solo album, which Arista released on April 27, 1979: his first for the label and the first he made without David Bowie in the picture. Pop wrote this one by himself. James Williamson, back at his side for the first time since Kill City, stuck mostly to producing, so the guitar here belongs to Scott Thurston, the multi-instrumentalist who had played piano for the Stooges.
Pop made a video for it, as he did for "I'm Bored". Critics liked the album; buyers mostly didn't, and it stalled at 180 on the Billboard 200.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 289 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 2003 | 1358 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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