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“Youth Against Fascism” by Sonic Youth
From the album Dirty (1992)
“Youth Against Fascism” by Sonic Youth appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1992. It was first released in 1992 on the album Dirty. Its best result is #7 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #105 alternative song of 1992.
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Sonic Youth never sounded more like a street protest than on "Youth Against Fascism", which Geffen pulled from Dirty, their seventh album, as its second single in 1992. Butch Vig produced and recorded it with the band, Andy Wallace mixed, and Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley share the writing credit. Ian MacKaye, of Minor Threat and Fugazi, drops in on extra guitar.
It's a protest song with its sleeves rolled up, and it names names: one line takes the side of Anita Hill, whose allegations of sexual harassment against her former boss Clarence Thomas hung over his 1991 appointment to the Supreme Court.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1992 | 50 |
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