Song · The Psychedelic Furs
“President Gas” by The Psychedelic Furs
From the album Forever Now (1982)
“President Gas” by The Psychedelic Furs appears on 13 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1989 and 2010. It was first released in 1982 on the album Forever Now. Its best result is #426 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,151 alternative song of all time.
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Forever Now, the Psychedelic Furs' 1982 album, put Todd Rundgren in the producer's chair, and on "President Gas" he does more than twiddle knobs: he engineered it with Chris Andersen and played keyboards himself. Richard Butler's sneer rides on top of John Ashton's guitar, Tim Butler's bass and Vince Ely's drums and percussion, but the corners keep filling up with extras: Donn Adams and Gary Windo on horns, Ann Sheldon on cello, and Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman stacking backing vocals.
The band shares the writing and arranging credit, and the result is murky and swaggering, all smoke and brass.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 435 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 426 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1999 | 1571 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1571 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1571 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1566 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1570 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1570 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1569 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1898 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1875 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1911 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1966 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
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