Song · Ween
“Ocean Man” by Ween
From the album The Mollusk (1997)
“Ocean Man” by Ween appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2021 and 2023. It was first released in 1997 on the album The Mollusk. Its best result is #265 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,015 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Ocean Man" is the 13th track on The Mollusk, Ween's sixth album, a slice of psychedelic pop written by the band. Its release was a modest affair: a promo CD single from Elektra in 1997, plus a ride as the B-side of the earlier single "Mutilated Lips" that June. Gene Ween sings it and plays mandolin, Claude Coleman, Jr. is on drums, and Andrew Weiss produced and mixed it, sharing the recording credit with Coleman and both Weens.
The song got its revenge anyway. Film soundtracks and commercials kept coming back for it, most famously the closing credits of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004, and it has become one of Ween's best-known songs, with live versions out on Live in Chicago and Live at Stubb's.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 265 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 704 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2023 | 577 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
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