Song · Toad The Wet Sprocket
“Good Intentions” by Toad The Wet Sprocket
Released 1995
“Good Intentions” by Toad The Wet Sprocket appears on 15 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1995 and 2022. It was first released in 1995. Its best result is #29 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #93 alternative song of 1995 and #3,228 alternative song of all time.
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"Good Intentions" is Glen Phillips' song, and Toad the Wet Sprocket sat on it for years. They cut it in January 1991 while making Fear, their third album, then left it off because it sounded too catchy, too obviously a hit. It finally emerged in 1995 on the album In Light Syrup and on the soundtrack album for the TV show Friends, with Gavin MacKillop producing, recording and mixing.
Phillips has said it's about the muddle of being young: flirting, misunderstanding each other, testing where the line of what's okay really sits in a relationship. The band plays it bright and chiming, all ringing guitars and easy momentum. Radio got it in September 1995, and it climbed to 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and to eight in Canada.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 71 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 | 91 |
| 1995 | 29 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 | 100 |
| 1995 | 86 | Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT | WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995 | 104 |
| 1995 | 83 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95 | 103 |
| 1995 | 94 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 | 95 |
| 1995 | 96 | WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 | 104 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1475 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1475 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1478 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1476 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1457 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1457 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1456 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2021 | 719 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2022 | 374 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
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