Song · The Smithereens
“House We Used to Live In” by The Smithereens
From the album Green Thoughts (1988)
“House We Used to Live In” by The Smithereens appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1988 on the album Green Thoughts. Its best result is #87 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #276 alternative song of 1988 and #5,941 alternative song of all time.
"House We Used to Live In" was the second single off Green Thoughts, the Smithereens' second album, from 1988, and Pat DiNizio wrote every word and note of it. It's power pop with a lump in its throat: the frontman drew partly on his own parents, who lost their home to the IRS after they divorced, though he has said the song could just as easily be about any marriage or love affair coming apart.
Capitol sent it out after "Only a Memory" and ahead of "Drown in My Own Tears", and it climbed to 14 on the US mainstream rock chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 87 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 462 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 2002 | 1916 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1605 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: House We Used To Live In; House We Used to Live in.
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