Underwhelmed

"Underwhelmed"
Single by Sloan
from the album Smeared
Released 1992 (CAN)
1993 (U.S.)
Format CD single
Genre Alternative rock
Length 4:45
Label Geffen Records, Murderecords
Writer(s) Chris Murphy, Sloan
Sloan singles chronology
"Underwhelmed"
(1992)
"500 Up"
(1992)
Alternative Cover
Cover of UK Version
Music video
"Underwhelmed" on YouTube

"Underwhelmed" is the debut single by Canadian alternative rock band Sloan. The song was originally recorded for the band's debut EP, Peppermint. A music video was released of the Peppermint version. The song was re-recorded for the band's debut full-length album, Smeared, and was released as the album's first single. The song was the band's most successful single outside Canada, peaking at #25 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1993.[1]

Legacy

In 1996, the music magazine Chart conducted a reader poll to determine the best Canadian songs of all time, in which Underwhelmed was voted the second greatest Canadian song of all time. In 2007, CFNY-FM ranked the song #1 on their list of Top 102 Canadian New Rock Songs.

Track listing

UK version

A-side:

  1. "Underwhelmed" – 4:46
  2. "What's There to Decide?" – 4:21

B-side:

  1. "Amped" – 3:03
  2. "Sleepover" – 8:05

References

  1. "Sloan - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
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