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“Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong” by The Smithereens
From the album Blow Up (1991)
“Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong” by The Smithereens appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1991 on the album Blow Up. Its best result is #994 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,463 alternative song of all time.
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"Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong" sits on Blow Up, the Smithereens' fourth album, which Capitol put out in September 1991. Pat DiNizio wrote it, and the title does the heavy lifting before a note is played: a question asked after the damage is already done, with no easy answer waiting.
Ed Stasium produced, and the track lives squarely in the power-pop camp, all bright hooks and bittersweet bounce. Nobody bothered to push it out as a single, yet it still crept onto the American charts on its own steam.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 994 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1407 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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