Song · Macy Gray
“I Try” by Macy Gray
From the album On How Life Is (1999)
“I Try” by Macy Gray appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1999 and 2024. It was first released in 1999 on the album On How Life Is. Its best result is #24 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #180 alternative song of 1999.
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"I Try" was the second single from On How Life Is, Macy Gray's 1999 debut for Epic, and the one that took her around the world. Gray wrote it with Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna and Dave Wilder, and Andrew Slater produced, with a crack studio band behind her: Jon Brion on guitar, piano and bells, Patrick Warren on Mellotron, Ruzumna on organ, Wilder on bass, Matt Chamberlain on drums and Lenny Castro on percussion. Dave Way recorded and mixed.
It went to number one in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, number two in Canada and number five in America, and at the 2001 Grammys it took Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, with nods for Record and Song of the Year too.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 475 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2022 | 667 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2023 | 265 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2024 | 471 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
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