Song · Rancid
“Junkie Man” by Rancid
From the album …And Out Come the Wolves (1995)
“Junkie Man” by Rancid appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 1995 on the album …And Out Come the Wolves. Its best result is #1808 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,110 alternative song of all time.
"Junkie Man" is a deep cut from ...And Out Come the Wolves, Rancid's third album, which Epitaph put out in 1995 after a major-label bidding war ended with the band staying put. The record's title, lifted from a poem in Jim Carroll's The Basketball Diaries, was a wink at all those wolves circling.
Tim Armstrong, Lars Frederiksen and Matt Freeman wrote it together. Armstrong and Frederiksen share the vocals and the guitars, Freeman plays bass and adds backing vocals, and Brett Reed drums. The curveball is DJ Disk, guesting on turntables, not a credit you expect to find on a punk record. Jerry Finn produced it with the band, Michael Rosen engineered, Brett Gurewitz pitched in with some extra recording, and Andy Wallace mixed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1808 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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