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“Wild Hearted Son” by The Cult
From the album Ceremony (1991)
“Wild Hearted Son” by The Cult appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1991 and 2003. It was first released in 1991 on the album Ceremony. Its best result is #33 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #49 alternative song of 1991 and #4,219 alternative song of all time.
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"Wild Hearted Son" roars out of the Cult's 1991 album Ceremony, an Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy co-write that sounds built to be played at full volume. Duffy's guitar struts and churns, and Astbury throws his voice at the horizon like a man summoning weather.
Richie Zito produced it and added keyboards, and the engine room belongs to Mickey Curry on drums and Charley Drayton on bass, who keep the groove fat and swaggering rather than frantic. It's big, bluesy, unapologetic hard rock, and it makes no attempt to fit in with the flannel crowd.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 | 107 |
| 1991 | 33 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 | 91 |
| 1991 | 81 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 912 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1231 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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