Song · The Pixies
“I'm Amazed” by The Pixies
From the album Surfer Rosa (1988)
“I'm Amazed” by The Pixies appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1988 on the album Surfer Rosa. Its best result is #2016 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,644 alternative song of all time.
Black Francis wrote "I'm Amazed" and sings it, and it sits on Surfer Rosa, the full-length debut the Pixies released through Britain's 4AD in March 1988. Steve Albini produced and engineered, and the record he got out of them is full of experimental recording tricks and a drum sound all its own. Francis and Joey Santiago play guitars, Kim Deal plays bass and sings backup, and Dave Lovering drums.
Surfer Rosa didn't chart on either side of the Atlantic at first, but it has had a long afterlife: a gold record in the US in 2005, a fixture whenever critics rank the great rock records, an inspiration to Billy Corgan and PJ Harvey, and a shadow over Nirvana's In Utero, which Albini also produced.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2016 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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