Song · Violent Femmes
“Faith” by Violent Femmes
From the album The Blind Leading the Naked (1986)
“Faith” by Violent Femmes appears on 12 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1989 and 2009. It was first released in 1986 on the album The Blind Leading the Naked. Its best result is #191 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,449 alternative song of all time.
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"Faith" comes from The Blind Leading the Naked, the 1986 Violent Femmes album produced by Jerry Harrison, and it's a Gordon Gano tune with a curveball: the lead vocal belongs to saxophonist Peter Balestrieri. Around him gathers a full-blown roadhouse congregation, with Steve Mackay honking on baritone and tenor sax, Bill Schaefgen's trombone, Junior Brantley's piano, Sigmund Snopek III on organ, Jim Liban blowing harmonica and Steve Scales on percussion. It rolls and hollers like a revival meeting that got into the bar stock.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 191 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 223 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1999 | 1400 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1400 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1405 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1403 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1389 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1389 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1388 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1967 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1952 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1980 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
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