Song · The Connells
“Get A Gun” by The Connells
From the album One Simple Word (1990)
“Get A Gun” by The Connells appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1990 on the album One Simple Word. Its best result is #379 on the CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,666 alternative song of all time.
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Mike Connell wrote "Get A Gun" on his own, and it arrived in October 1990 on One Simple Word, the Connells' fourth album, with Hugh Jones producing. It became one of two singles from the record to break onto Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, topping out at number 24, while "Stone Cold Yesterday" went all the way to number 3.
The album around it caught the band sharpening their hooks and roughing up their edges: Trouser Press called it their "tightest, catchiest and least wimpy" record up to that point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 379 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 379 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 384 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 384 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 384 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 384 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 386 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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