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“Second Solution” by The Living End
From the EP Second Solution / Prisoner of Society (1997)
“Second Solution” by The Living End appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1998. It was first released in 1997 on the EP Second Solution / Prisoner of Society. Its best result is #15 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #167 alternative song of 1998.
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"Second Solution" is one half of the Living End's third EP, the release it shares top billing on with "Prisoner of Society", out in September 1997. Chris Cheney wrote it alone and sings it over his own guitar, with Scott Owen on bass and Travis Demsey on drums, and Lindsay Gravina recorded, produced and mixed the lot.
That EP was the Australian band's breakthrough: no homegrown single of the 1990s outsold it, and it camped on the ARIA top 100 for a record-breaking 69 weeks. The band followed the "Prisoner of Society" clip with a video for this one, then carried both songs into the studio for their self-titled debut album and cut them again.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 | 100 |
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