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“Screamager” by Therapy
From the EP Shortsharpshock E.P. (1993)
“Screamager” by Therapy appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1993. It was first released in 1993 on the EP Shortsharpshock E.P.. Its best result is #78 on the Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #231 alternative song of 1993.
"Screamager" was the lead single from Shortsharpshock E.P., the March 1993 release that got Northern Ireland's Therapy? noticed in a big way, and it resurfaced on Troublegum the following year. The riff was old news to Andy Cairns, who'd come up with it on bass at 16 or 17 and parked it at the end of an early demo song, "SWT", where it never went on long enough for his liking.
The title came from Michael McKeegan, who, catching the Smash Hits Awards on a hotel-room TV with Cairns, dubbed the young girls screaming at Phillip Schofield "screamagers". In the studio Cairns aimed for three and a half minutes of Ulster punk in the spirit of Stiff Little Fingers and the Undertones, with a dash of the Ramones. Chris Sheldon produced, engineered and mixed it; Cairns plays guitar, McKeegan bass and Fyfe Ewing drums, and Ewing shares the vocals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 78 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 | 105 |
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