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“Unglued” by Stone Temple Pilots
From the album Purple (1994)
“Unglued” by Stone Temple Pilots appears on 17 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1995 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album Purple. Its best result is #83 on the WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #318 alternative song of 1995 and #2,123 alternative song of all time.
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"Unglued" comes off Purple, the second Stone Temple Pilots album, released on Atlantic in 1994, and it's a bratty, bug-eyed jolt of a song. Robert DeLeo wrote the music and Scott Weiland wrote the words, and it kicks in with a guitar intro so distorted it sounds like the amp is chewing on it, while the bass shoves its way right up to the front of the mix.
That December the band played it on the Late Show with David Letterman, their third visit after "Wicked Garden" and "Vasoline". It was only a minor hit, but it never left the live set, and it carries a sad footnote: it was the last song Weiland performed before his death.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 96 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 902 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 814 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 479 | WHFS | WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 362 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 227 | WFNX | WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 697 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2001 | 402 | WBRU | WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) | 500 |
| 2002 | 284 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2002 | 1656 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2004 | 150 | Q101 | Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) | 300 |
| 2004 | 83 | WBCN | WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004) | 104 |
| 2007 | 299 | KROQ | KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) | 500 |
| 2020 | 184 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) | 420 |
| 2021 | 174 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) | 420 |
| 2022 | 177 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) | 420 |
| 2023 | 184 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) | 420 |
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