Song · Prefab Sprout
“Faron Young” by Prefab Sprout
From the album Steve McQueen (1985)
“Faron Young” by Prefab Sprout appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1985. It was first released in 1985 on the album Steve McQueen. Its best result is #38 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #159 alternative song of 1985.
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"Faron Young" turns up on Steve McQueen, the second Prefab Sprout album, which Kitchenware Records released in Britain in June 1985. Paddy McAloon wrote the words and the music, and Thomas Dolby, in the producer's chair, mixed it with Mike Shipley.
The album's film-star name never made it to America: Epic put it out there that September as Two Wheels Good, wary of a legal tangle with Steve McQueen's estate, and the sleeve tips its hat to the actor's love of Triumph motorcycles and to The Great Escape. Critics fell hard for it, it climbed to number 21 in the UK, and its reputation has only grown since, with many now holding it up as a benchmark of indie pop.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 38 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985 | 50 |
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