Song · Soul Asylum
“Somebody to Shove (Unplugged)” by Soul Asylum
Released 1993
“Somebody to Shove (Unplugged)” by Soul Asylum appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2003 and 2005. It was first released in 1993. Its best result is #1661 on the CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,274 alternative song of all time.
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Soul Asylum's unplugged "Somebody to Shove" dates from 1993, a stripped-back pass at the Dave Pirner song that had kicked off Grave Dancers Union, the band's sixth album, as its first single the year before. Pirner, the band's singer, wrote it by himself, and the original topped Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and reached number nine on Album Rock Tracks, with Zack Snyder directing the video.
Michael Blair produced and arranged this version, and Brendan O'Brien mixed it. An unplugged "Somebody to Shove" also turned up on the UK CD single, alongside an unplugged "Stranger" and a live "Without a Trace", giving British buyers the hit with the amps switched off.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1661 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1662 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1661 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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