Song · Inspiral Carpets
“Dragging Me Down” by Inspiral Carpets
From the album Revenge of the Goldfish (1992)
“Dragging Me Down” by Inspiral Carpets appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1992. It was first released in 1992 on the album Revenge of the Goldfish. Its best result is #21 on the CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #85 alternative song of 1992.
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"Dragging Me Down" came out on Revenge of the Goldfish, the third studio album the English band Inspiral Carpets released through Mute on October 5, 1992, and the songwriting credit goes to all five of them: Clint Boon, Craig Gill, Tom Hingley, Graham Lambert and Martyn Walsh. Pascal Gabriel produced and mixed it, with Paul Rabiger engineering.
Critics heard the album as a return to the looser, punkier spirit of the Inspirals' debut, Life, all reverb-soaked guitars and grinding organ, though not everyone was sold on Hingley's big, emotive singing. The band took the record on the road alongside Sunscreem.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 68 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992 | 105 |
| 1992 | 21 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992 | 102 |
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