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“Pretending to be Drunk” by Sparks
From the album Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat (1984)
“Pretending to be Drunk” by Sparks appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1984. It was first released in 1984 on the album Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat. Its best result is #52 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #38 alternative song of 1984.
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"Pretending to be Drunk" comes from Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat, the 13th studio album by Sparks, released on Atlantic in June 1984. Ron and Russell Mael wrote it together, Ian Little produced and Steve Bates engineered.
The album carried on the light synth-pop of In Outer Space, the record before it, but tilted the words darker, circling Ron Mael's favorite subject, relationships. It was a commercial letdown: it missed the Billboard 200 entirely, stalling at 202 on the bubbling-under list, and it went nowhere in the UK either.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 52 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 | 106 |
| 1984 | 55 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 | 91 |
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