Song · Wilco
“Cruel Country” by Wilco
From the album Cruel Country (2022)
“Cruel Country” by Wilco appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2022. It was first released in 2022 on the album Cruel Country. Its best result is #62 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2022. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #361 indie & aaa song of 2022.
The title track of Wilco's twelfth album, "Cruel Country" arrived with the double LP on dBpm on May 27, 2022, the record where the band quit flirting with country music and moved right in. Jeff Tweedy wrote it, as he wrote all twenty-one songs on the album, and he produced it with Tom Schick, who also engineered and mixed.
The album was cut mostly as live takes at The Loft, the band's Chicago studio, that February and March, with all six members in the room together for the first time since The Whole Love and few overdubs. Here Tweedy sings and plays acoustic guitar and bass, Nels Cline piles on electric, baritone and lap steel guitars, Pat Sansone adds electric guitar and harmonies with John Stirratt, Mikael Jorgensen plays organ and piano, and Glenn Kotche handles drums and percussion.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 87 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2022 | 89 |
| 2022 | 62 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2022 | 90 |
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