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“Born Too Slow” by The Crystal Method
From the album Legion of Boom (2003)
“Born Too Slow” by The Crystal Method appears on 12 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2003 and 2014. It was first released in 2003 on the album Legion of Boom. Its best result is #12 on the KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #191 alternative song of 2004 and #2,862 alternative song of all time.
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"Born Too Slow" led the charge for the Crystal Method's third album, Legion of Boom, in 2003, and they brought in rock muscle to do it: Kyuss singer John Garcia on vocals and Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland on guitar. Produced by the Crystal Method with Scott Litt, it's big beat with a desert-rock snarl, breakbeats and riffs slamming into each other at full throttle.
Gamers heard it first, in Need for Speed: Underground, and it later turned up in Gran Turismo 4, Donkey Konga 2 and the 2006 film Annapolis. Gore Verbinski liked the track so much that he asked to direct the video himself, casting fitness star Billy Blanks Jr. as a silver man, with Borland making a cameo at a pay phone.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 95 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 12 | 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2004 | 94 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 | 101 |
| 2004 | 76 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004 | 99 |
| 2004 | 71 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 | 227 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1371 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1401 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1317 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1218 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1187 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1243 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1295 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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