Song · Rocky Horror Picture Show
“Time Warp” by Rocky Horror Picture Show
Released 1974
“Time Warp” by Rocky Horror Picture Show appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1991 and 2003. It was first released in 1974. Its best result is #188 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,610 alternative song of all time.
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"The Time Warp" turns up here on The Rocky Horror Picture Show - '91 live in 常盤座, a 1992 album that caught the show on stage in 1991, and it's still the show's big audience-participation number. Richard O'Brien wrote it for his 1973 stage musical The Rocky Horror Show, and it carried over into the 1975 film, where the dance turned into the point at which audiences stopped watching and got up to join in.
Musically it's a glam rock and rock and roll stomp that works as a dance-craze tune and a send-up of one at the same time: most of the words are simply directions for the steps, which is exactly why a room full of strangers can pull it off together. On a live record you can practically hear the aisles filling up.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 493 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1995 | 318 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) | 500 |
| 1999 | 640 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 279 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 188 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: The Time Warp.
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