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“Seein' Red” by Unwritten Law

From the album Elva (2001)

“Seein' Red” by Unwritten Law appears on 22 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 2001 and 2022. It was first released in 2001 on the album Elva. Its best result is #6 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #15 alternative song of 2002, #5,033 alternative song of all time and #205 of the '00s.

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Unwritten Law "Seein' Red"

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"Seein' Red" went out as the second single from Unwritten Law's fourth album, Elva, in January 2002, a couple of weeks ahead of the record itself, and it turned out to be the biggest hit they ever had. Scott Russo wrote it on his own, words and music, and sings it with a sneer that keeps threatening to crack into a plea. Rob Brewer and Steve Morris crank up the guitars alongside Michael "Miguel" Happoldt, who also had a hand in producing, while Pat Kim's bass and Wade Youman's drums keep it tight and punchy, and David J. Holman's mix gives it a big, glossy sheen.

It sat at number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks across May and June 2002, and Marc Webb directed the video.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 101 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001 107
2002 46 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 107
2002 9 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 91
2002 36 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002 106
2002 6 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 45 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 100
2002 65 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 92
2002 19 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 59 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 107
2002 12 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 89
2002 14 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 60 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 99
2002 53 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 105
2002 7 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2002 40
2002 42 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002 103
2002 27 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002 104
2002 20 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002 103
2002 65 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2002 224
2002 12 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2005 88 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium 96
2005 427 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2022 487 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500

Also listed as: Seein Red.

Charting alongside it in 2002

Best songs of 2002 →
  1. 1By the WayRed Hot Chili Peppers
  2. 2AerialsSystem of a Down
  3. 3ToxicitySystem of a Down
  4. 4You Know You're RightNirvana
  5. 5All My LifeFoo Fighters
  6. 6SweetnessJimmy Eat World

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