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“I Was Wrong” by Social Distortion

From the album White Light White Heat White Trash (1996)

“I Was Wrong” by Social Distortion appears on 36 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1996 and 2023. It was first released in 1996 on the album White Light White Heat White Trash. Its best result is #29 on the KEDJ Top 103 on Independent Radio. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #46 alternative song of 1996, #845 alternative song of all time and #374 of the '90s.

36countdowns
15stations
#29best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1996–2023years charted

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"I Was Wrong" was the first single from White Light White Heat White Trash, Social Distortion's fifth album, released in September 1996, and the title is a confession you can almost hear Mike Ness wince through. Ness wrote it, sings it and plays guitar alongside Dennis Danell, while John Maurer and Chuck Biscuits keep the beat tough and steady. It's punk rock with a bruised heart, all big ringing chords and a chorus built for a whole room to shout back.

Michael Beinhorn produced, John Travis recorded it and mixed it with Ness, and it went out on Epic and 550 Music. It turned into one of the band's most successful singles, and a re-recorded version from 2007 later showed up as a playable track in Rock Band 2.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 48 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 107
1996 36 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 91
1996 63 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996 101
1996 56 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996 99
1996 107 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 107
1996 43 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996 104
1996 34 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996 96
1997 82 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 383 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 1568 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1568 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1568 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1563 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1567 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 675 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 442 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1567 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1565 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 563 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2005 29 The Edge KEDJ Top 103 on Independent Radio 103
2006 405 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 170 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 274 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 411 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 233 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 235 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 237 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 235 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 234 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 232 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 392 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 417 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 470 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 343 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 685 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time 1055
2023 449 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500

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