Song · Skunk Anansie
“Weak” by Skunk Anansie
From the album Paranoid & Sunburnt (1995)
“Weak” by Skunk Anansie appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1999. It was first released in 1995 on the album Paranoid & Sunburnt. Its best result is #114 on the Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,305 alternative song of all time.
Skunk Anansie saved "Weak" for last: it was the fourth single off their 1995 debut, Paranoid & Sunburnt, and it reached the shops in January 1996. Skin wrote the core of it about an abusive relationship from her past, and Ace, Cass Lewis and Robbie France filled it out around her on guitar, bass and drums.
The band produced it with Sylvia Massy, Andy Wallace mixed it, and the studio became a "battle zone" for Skin, hung with banners and placards, where she'd daub on war paint. Select's Roy Wilkinson tipped it as their "Under the Bridge", a low-key verse opening onto a chorus with as much Heart as Metallica in it. It went top 20 in Britain and Sweden and hit number two in Iceland, and Skin often slows it into a ballad at her solo shows.
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 | 114 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) | 150 |
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