Song · Matthew Sweet
“Time Capsule” by Matthew Sweet
From the album Altered Beast (1993)
“Time Capsule” by Matthew Sweet appears on 14 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1993 on the album Altered Beast. Its best result is #86 on the CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #820 alternative song of all time.
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"Time Capsule" is Matthew Sweet's song through and through, words and music both his, and it comes from Altered Beast, the fourth album he released on Zoo Entertainment in 1993. The record around it was a crowded room: across the album, guests included drummers Mick Fleetwood, Jody Stephens and Pete Thomas, guitarists Richard Lloyd, Robert Quine and Ivan Julian, keyboardist Nicky Hopkins and violinist Byron Berline.
Sweet borrowed the album's title from the arcade game Altered Beast and told Spin it stood for whatever lurks inside a person that could blow up one day without their even knowing it is there.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 86 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 97 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 97 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 97 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 98 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 99 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 675 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 677 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 695 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 714 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 735 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 765 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 801 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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