Song · Violent Femmes
“I Held Her in My Arms” by Violent Femmes
From the album The Blind Leading the Naked (1986)
“I Held Her in My Arms” by Violent Femmes appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1993. It was first released in 1986 on the album The Blind Leading the Naked. Its best result is #14 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #90 alternative song of 1993.
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Gordon Gano wrote "I Held Her in My Arms" for The Blind Leading the Naked, the Violent Femmes' third album, released in 1986 with Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison in the producer's chair. Harrison didn't just steer the session; he plays guitar on the track too, and the song gets a crowd of guests around it: Steve Mackay on saxophone, Steve Scales on percussion and Sigmund Snopek III on organ. David Vartanian engineered and Daniel Lazerus mixed.
The record around it, its title a twist on the old line about the blind leading the blind, gave the Femmes new reach: it was their first album to crack the Billboard 200 and the only one of theirs ever to chart in Britain.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 | 100 |
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