Song · MC 900 Ft. Jesus
“If I Only Had a Brain” by MC 900 Ft. Jesus
From the album One Step Ahead of the Spider (1994)
“If I Only Had a Brain” by MC 900 Ft. Jesus appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1994. It was first released in 1994 on the album One Step Ahead of the Spider. Its best result is #86 on the Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #271 alternative song of 1994.
"If I Only Had a Brain" came off One Step Ahead of the Spider, the third MC 900 Ft. Jesus album, released in 1994 under a title that some advance CDs still gave as Loony Tunes. He wrote it himself, and it got a video directed by Spike Jonze in which he reads out an ad about selling brains; the clip made it onto an episode of Beavis and Butt-head, and the song climbed to number 25 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
For the album he went after more of a band sound, with Miles Davis' Bitches Brew as a touchstone, and spent six months listening back to every take before putting vocals on the ones he liked best. He promoted it on tour with Consolidated.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 86 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 | 94 |
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