Wrong Way

"Wrong Way" is a song by American band Sublime, released on May 25, 1997 as the third single from their third album Sublime. The song fits squarely within the punk rock-inspired third wave ska movement of the 1990s. The song reached number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and it spent 26 weeks and peaked at number 3 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.[1]

"Wrong Way"
Single by Sublime
from the album Sublime
ReleasedMay 25, 1997
Recorded1996
GenreSka punk
Length2:16
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Bud Gaugh/Bradley Nowell/
Eric Wilson
Producer(s)Paul Leary & David Kahne
Sublime singles chronology
"Santeria"
(1997)		 "Wrong Way"
(1997)		 "Doin' Time"
(1997)

Composition

The trombone solo, played by Jon Blondell, contains an interpolation of the theme from George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue".

The version of the song played on the radio typically edits a use of the word "tits" but does not remove it entirely, instead simply lowering the "I" sound so that what is being said is slightly less obvious.

Lyrical interpretation

The lyrics of the song refers to the life of a girl named Annie, who was forced into prostitution by her family of "seven horny brothers and her drunk-ass dad". She is rescued by the narrator of the song. An ironic twist is added in the lyrical references hinting that the narrator saved her and then regretted mistreating her himself.

Music video

A music video was directed by Gregory Dark, starring Bijou Phillips, soon after the band's lead singer, Bradley Nowell, had died. The video has a cameo by Mike Watt of the bands Minutemen, Firehose, and Dos; he was one of the biggest influences on bass guitar player Eric Wilson. The pornography producer Maestro Claudio plays the clown/dad. The video also includes a brief cameo by Fishbone lead singer, Angelo Moore.

Chart performance
Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 47
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 3
KROQ Top 106.7[2] 1
gollark: .geese GPT-Neo
gollark: .goose It is already too late. Events are in motion which cannot be stopped.
gollark: .goose They have come for us. It is already too late.
gollark: .goose please help me this goose is standing outside my house
gollark: .goose Morning moonset, with clouds and geese.

References
  1. "Sublime Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. c. 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  2. "List of KROQ Top 106.7 Countdowns". RadioHitlist.
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