Song · Squeeze
“Annie Get Your Gun” by Squeeze
Released 1982
“Annie Get Your Gun” by Squeeze appears on 11 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1989 and 2021. It was first released in 1982. Its best result is #362 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,939 alternative song of all time.
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"Annie Get Your Gun" was the parting shot Squeeze fired in 1982, a stand-alone A&M single that never found a home on a studio album and turned up instead on compilations like Singles – 45's and Under. The label wanted something fresh after Sweets from a Stranger flopped, so Glenn Tilbrook brought in two tunes, this one and "Action Speaks Faster", and let the band vote. Nobody picked the other one.
Then came the twist. By the time producer Alan Tarney called them back, he had the backing track finished, leaving Tilbrook and Chris Difford little to do but sing, and Tilbrook later cracked that it felt like being in the Monkees. Tilbrook's tune and Difford's words, the title pinched from a hit musical, bounce along with bright new wave polish. It was the band's final single before the split; they regrouped in 1985.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 375 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 362 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1999 | 876 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 813 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 864 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 866 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 866 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 864 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 864 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 864 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2021 | 696 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
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