Song · The Fall
“The War Against Intelligence” by The Fall
From the album Shift‐Work (1991)
“The War Against Intelligence” by The Fall appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1991. It was first released in 1991 on the album Shift‐Work. Its best result is #35 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty'). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #202 alternative song of 1991.
"The War Against Intelligence" is a Mark E. Smith and Craig Scanlon co-write from Shift-Work, the Fall's 13th album, released on Phonogram in 1991, and it came out of an upheaval. Smith had fired guitarist Martin Bramah and keyboardist Marcia Schofield after the Australian leg of the Extricate tour, leaving the English band a four-piece for the first time.
Smith sings lead, Scanlon plays guitar, Steve Hanley bass and Simon Wolstencroft drums and keyboards, and the credits fill out with Kenny Brady on fiddle and vocals, Craig Leon on organ and guitar and Cassell Webb on backing vocals, with Robert Gordon producing. Critic Ted Mills heard the album as a turn, the Fall's repetitive grooves now broken up by pop song shapes, and it became their best-charting album to that point.
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 | 35 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty') | 50 |
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