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“I Never Promised You A Rose Garden” by Suicide Machines
From the album The Suicide Machines (2000)
“I Never Promised You A Rose Garden” by Suicide Machines appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2024. It was first released in 2000 on the album The Suicide Machines. Its best result is #57 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #302 alternative song of 1999.
The Suicide Machines closed out their self-titled third album, a 2000 release on Hollywood Records, with somebody else's song: "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden", written by Joe South. They had first cut it for SLC Punk, the 1999 film, and it appeared on that movie's soundtrack album before settling in as the record's final track.
It suits the album's swerve. The record steered the band out of ska punk and hardcore and toward a poppier sound that got it filed under pop punk and alternative rock, and it was their first record with Ryan Vandeberghe on drums. Chris Lord-Alge mixed the track, and in that company a punk band taking a crack at a Joe South tune doesn't sound like such a stretch.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 804 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
Also listed as: (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden.
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