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Urge Overkill

Band Chicago Formed 1985

Urge Overkill formed in 1985 in Chicago. Urge Overkill has 100 chart appearances on 52 radio countdowns from 19 stations on RockLists, spanning 1993–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon”, which appears on 32 lists with a best position of #14. The station that charted Urge Overkill most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 56 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.

100appearances
52countdowns
7songs charted
19stations
0#1 finishes
1993–2025years

Urge Overkill came out of Chicago with swagger to spare: Nash Kato (born Nathan Kaatrud) and Eddie "King" Roeser trading vocals and guitars, with John Rowan on drums from 1991. Their fame arrived through the back door. Their take on Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon", tucked away on the 1992 Stull EP, turned up in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and became the song people know them for.

Saturation, in 1993, was their big glam-pop swing, all fat power chords, sly harmonies and a wink in every chorus. "Sister Havana" was the one that stuck on the radio, and "Positive Bleeding", "Back On Me" and "Dropout" showed they had more than one trick. Exit the Dragon followed in 1995, with "The Break", a darker, more tangled record.

Kato and Roeser have kept the name alive since then, and their most recent album, Oui, came out in 2022.

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

Songs by Urge Overkill on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon
1,694		 32 #14 – 1994
2 Sister Havana
1,603		 35 #16 – 1993
3 Back On Me
585		 14 #1087 – –
4 Positive Bleeding
374		 10 #476 – –
5 The Break
184		 7 #1464 – –
6 Dropout
30		 1 #71 – 1994
7 Girl, You'll Be A Woman
0		 1 #499 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

93 94 95

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2025 499 Girl, You'll Be A Woman WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2024 47 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs
2024 651 Sister Havana The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 376 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 842 Sister Havana WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023
2023 667 Sister Havana The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 889 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 364 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 601 Positive Bleeding The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2021 344 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 321 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2021 709 Sister Havana 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2021 14 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon KISW 25 Greatest Soundtrack Songs in Rock
2014 501 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 861 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1387 Back On Me CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 488 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 828 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1330 Back On Me CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 472 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 810 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1274 Back On Me CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 463 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 782 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1221 Back On Me CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 450 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 764 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1185 Back On Me CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 468 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 755 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1159 Back On Me CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 460 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 779 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1165 Back On Me CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 380 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 206 Sister Havana WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2005 224 Sister Havana WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 266 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1087 Back On Me CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1237 Positive Bleeding CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1297 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1464 The Break CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 785 Positive Bleeding 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 810 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 824 Sister Havana 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004 178 Sister Havana Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 263 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1087 Back On Me CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1235 Positive Bleeding CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1300 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1466 The Break CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 224 Sister Havana WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 263 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1087 Back On Me CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1235 Positive Bleeding CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1300 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1466 The Break CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 242 Sister Havana WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 263 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1102 Back On Me CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1250 Positive Bleeding CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1315 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1485 The Break CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 257 Sister Havana WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 263 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1103 Back On Me CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1251 Positive Bleeding CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1316 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1487 The Break CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1333 Sister Havana WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time
2000 256 Sister Havana WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 263 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1097 Back On Me CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1244 Positive Bleeding CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1311 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1487 The Break CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 213 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 476 Positive Bleeding Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 602 Sister Havana Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 314 Sister Havana WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 263 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1095 Back On Me CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1244 Positive Bleeding CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1311 Sister Havana CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1487 The Break CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 731 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 366 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1996 254 Sister Havana WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 72 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995
1994 54 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994
1994 61 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994
1994 73 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994
1994 59 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994
1994 56 Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994
1994 71 Dropout Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994
1994 444 Sister Havana Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 271 Sister Havana WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1993 55 Sister Havana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993
1993 95 Sister Havana Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993
1993 16 Sister Havana Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993

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