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“Elegantly Wasted” by INXS

From the album Elegantly Wasted (1997)

“Elegantly Wasted” by INXS appears on 20 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1997 and 2014. It was first released in 1997 on the album Elegantly Wasted. Its best result is #43 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #100 alternative song of 1997 and #1,986 alternative song of all time.

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"Elegantly Wasted" gave INXS the title track and first single of their 1997 album, out on Mercury in March with Bruce Fairbairn and Andrew Farriss producing and Tom Lord-Alge on the mix. Farriss and Michael Hutchence wrote it, and it became the band's fourth and last number one in Canada, sitting on top of the RPM chart for three weeks. American chart rules of the day kept it off the Hot 100, but it still made 27 on the airplay chart.

The real mischief is buried in the chorus. After a run-in with Noel Gallagher of Oasis, Hutchence slipped in an extra vocal that the rest of the band didn't catch until months after the album was out, and if you listen for it, the title line turns into a boast about being better than Oasis.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 43 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 91
1997 77 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 105
1997 73 KNRK Portland, OR KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 94
1997 70 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 103
1997 69 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1650 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1650 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1650 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1642 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1630 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1630 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1629 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 441 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 1110 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1157 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1179 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1215 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1268 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1327 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1384 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 1997

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  3. 3TubthumpingChumbawamba
  4. 4FlySugar Ray
  5. 5The Impression That I GetThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  6. 6Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blind

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