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“Garden Grove” by Sublime
From the album Sublime (1996)
“Garden Grove” by Sublime appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2008 and 2023. It was first released in 1996 on the album Sublime. Its best result is #469 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,324 alternative song of all time.
"Garden Grove" belongs to Sublime, the band's third album and their major-label debut, which MCA released on July 30, 1996, two months after singer Bradley Nowell died of a heroin overdose. It is one of the last studio recordings to feature him, from a record cut over three months of sessions in Austin, Texas, that were soaked in drugs and rowdy partying while Nowell fought his addiction.
The writing credit is shared by Nowell, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh. Paul Leary produced and mixed the track, Stuart Sullivan engineered it, Marshall Goodman worked turntable and sampler, and Michael "Miguel" Happoldt added effects, a reminder of the hip-hop and dub threads running through a record that also pulls from punk, reggae, ska and dancehall. The band came apart after Nowell's death and never toured behind any of it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 469 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) | 500 |
| 2023 | 554 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
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