Song · The Wonders
“That Thing You Do!” by The Wonders
Released 1996
“That Thing You Do!” by The Wonders appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2021 and 2023. It was first released in 1996. Its best result is #396 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,568 indie & aaa song of all time.
Adam Schlesinger wrote "That Thing You Do!" for the 1996 movie that shares its name, where it belongs to the Wonders, the made-up 1960s combo at the center of the story. On screen it starts in 1964 as a slow ballad by singer-guitarist Jimmy Mattingly II of Erie, Pennsylvania's Oneders, until new drummer Guy Patterson floors the tempo at a talent show and turns it into a bright, Beatles-flavored pop-rock rush that wins the night and lands on the radio.
Off screen, Bob Clearmountain mixed it into gleaming power pop for Playtone and Epic, and the fake band's fake hit went real, climbing to No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1997 it was up for Best Original Song at both the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes, and it drew a Satellite Awards nomination too.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 396 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 522 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2023 | 881 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
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