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“Bright As Yellow” by The Innocence Mission

From the album glow (1995)

“Bright As Yellow” by The Innocence Mission appears on 19 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1999 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the album glow. Its best result is #419 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,536 alternative song of all time.

19countdowns
5stations
#419best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2025years charted

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"Bright as Yellow" comes from glow, the Innocence Mission's 1995 album, and it's all Karen Peris: she wrote both the music and the words, and the melody drifts along like sunlight through a kitchen window. Dennis Herring produced and Chris Fuhrman engineered, and they have the good sense to leave plenty of air in the room. It's a gentle, glowing thing, hopeful without being sugary, a quiet pocket of calm on alternative radio.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1392 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1392 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1392 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1391 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1377 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1377 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1377 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1612 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1631 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1658 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1696 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1764 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1827 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1899 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 654 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 594 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2023 639 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2025 419 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500
2025 534 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800

Also listed as: Bright As Yello; Bright as Yellow.

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