Song · Violent Femmes
“Fat” by Violent Femmes
From the album 3 (1988)
“Fat” by Violent Femmes appears on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2004. It was first released in 1988 on the album 3. Its best result is #114 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,196 alternative song of all time.
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"Fat" turns up on 3, the Violent Femmes' 1988 album, and it's Gordon Gano's song top to bottom: he wrote the words and music, sings the lead and plays the guitar. Brian Ritchie is on bass and Victor DeLorenzo on drums and percussion, and both of them pitch in on vocals, which gives the thing a ragged, gang-in-the-basement feel.
The Femmes produced it themselves, with Warren Bruleigh co-producing and engineering and Matt Lane assisting. No gloss, no gimmicks, just three guys and a tune that sounds like it's grinning at you.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 942 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2002 | 328 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 114 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 495 | 107.7 The End | The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) | 500 |
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