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“Fast Enough For You” by Phish
From the album Rift (1993)
“Fast Enough For You” by Phish appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1993 on the album Rift. Its best result is #765 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,109 alternative song of all time.
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"Fast Enough for You" is the hush that follows the opener on Rift, Phish's 1993 concept album, and Elektra worked it to radio as the band's third promo single. Trey Anastasio wrote it with lyricist Tom Marshall and sings it, and it's a slow, aching ballad, Gordon Stone's pedal steel sighing behind him while producer Barry Beckett keeps everything unhurried.
The words belong to a man whose lover is fed up with how slowly the affair is moving; he wishes they could stop weighing each other down with expectations, and ends up on the receiving end of her scorn. Phish played it constantly in the year it came out and the year after, but these days it surfaces only a couple of times a year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1020 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 765 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 765 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 765 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 765 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 765 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 765 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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