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minor hits from major bands welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
underrated singles from popular bands
for this list we’re looking at popular
bands and they’re not so popular songs
for inclusion here they must have been
released as singles at one point and
must have artistic and fan appointed
merit
the singles are ranked by their
popularity in relation to the band’s
other songs their chart position and the
disparity between each songs brilliance
and their general lack of mainstream
appreciation
number ten intervention Arcade Fire
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alternative music never sounded so good
as inventive as it is minimalist Arcade
Fire’s catalog is a pleasing menagerie
of sounds and symbolism and intervention
is a shining example
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Hey walking away
though not one of their trademark songs
intervention has attracted favor in
recent years for its beautiful
arrangement contrasted with darkly
symbolic lyrics but the blend is sweet
not sour
[Music]
it was one of four singles off their
Neon Bible album and though it missed
the charts fans regard intervention as
one of Arcade Fire’s best songs and the
perfect conceptual model
[Music]
number nine
she green day in 1994 Green Day was a
mid-level band on the brink of stardom
and it was Dookie that put them over
among the album’s chart-topping singles
like Longview ends basket-case
there was she a somewhat varied but
memorable pop punk track
though initially overshadowed by the
other singles she has inclined in
popularity since its release possibly to
a greater extent than the others it’s
clear that the musical merit was there
from the beginning as she is a raucous
but thoughtful love story in the
uniquely Greenday way but its
appreciation took time
but that’s okay some of the best songs
follow that route
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number eight perfect The Smashing
Pumpkins
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there’s an inherent paradox where once
something is recognized as underrated it
ceases to be underrated a truly
underrated song would be one that is not
recognized as such which keeps perfect
from sitting higher on today’s list
[Music]
Pumpkins fan site perfect as one of the
band’s most underrated songs and
certainly their most underrated single a
sonic sibling to the band’s earlier
number 12 hit 1979 perfect didn’t fare
quite as well on the charts peaking at
just number 42 on the Hot 100
[Music]
maybe fans just appreciated the lighter
electronically Aidid flavor maybe they
just enjoyed a break from how gloomy and
Goffe the band was becoming at the time
but regardless the song is adored by
pumpkin fans and that adoration far out
reaches chart success
bring it right everybody will be number
seven
doing it right Daft Punk featuring panda
bear everybody will be there people
appearing you’re right everybody will be
betting try to make it right doing it
right as a fully electronic song and the
only one of its kind to appear on random
access memories unlike the album’s other
singles doing it right did not make the
Hot 100 chart despite being one of the
album’s best tracks make it right
everybody will be doing a true hearing
and drag everybody will be bunting and
being exact
the song is a compositional masterpiece
with the duo bringing on Animal
Collective member pandaboy to co-write
and provide vocals for the track while
much of random access memories draws
upon music of the past doing it right
sees the robots doing something
completely new unfortunately the general
public wasn’t so receptive night magic
right
number six I might be wrong
Radiohead with a band like Radiohead a
band whose sound is diverse underrated
songs are abundant I might be wrong is
our answer a metallic blues inspired
serenade that appeared on amnesiac
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released additionally as a single in
2001 I might be wrong failed to crack
the mainstream charts in every country
and only reach number 27 on the us all
chart
[Music]
a far cry from tracks like creep high
and dry or paranoid Android
despite its non appearance on the charts
it’s a regular in fan approved playlists
number five parallel universe Red Hot
Chili Peppers
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initially released as a promotional
radio single parallel-universe was
destined for indifference two years
after Californication was released
parallel universe was chosen as the
album’s last single the song arrived
with little fanfare no music video and
no physical release
[Music]
once released to the wild the track only
managed a one-week stay at number 37 on
the modern Rock Tracks chart
[Music]
despite virtually no love shown at its
release serious fans embrace the song
and its quirkiness parallel universe is
now a crowd-pleaser at live shows though
its appreciation is reserved for chilly
heads
this happened once before back into your
dog no reply number four no reply the
Beatles
that’s all you people ooh your window oh
into their diverse and eclectic
catalogue the Beatles have a
surprisingly large number of
lesser-known songs one of these is no
reply which despite appearing during the
peak of Beatle mania has been lost in
the shuffle
I
release on the album Beatles for sale
and as a single in 1964 no reply is
quintessential Beatles a melodic lyrical
triumph equal parts artsy and catchy
when you gave the song didn’t chart at
all and isn’t heralded like their other
Tunes but for no other reason than for
being in the wrong place at the wrong
time
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number three fool in the rain Led
Zeppelin choosing an underrated Zeppelin
song is a daunting task much of their
catalog is well known and well played
and even the more obscure songs have
found fame in years since that Lind
disbanded trampled underfoot is a
quality contender but fool in the rain
has to take the first prize being the
last single before the band called it
quits and for being so unlike anything
else they ever recorded
[Music]
although it did hit number 21 on the
Billboard Hot 100 this ethereal tune is
often left in the shadows of songs like
stairway to heaven and whole lot of love
fool in the raid may have been one-off
or it may have been a new direction for
the band like with the death of John
Bonham it became an island onto its own
[Music]
number two kids with guns guerrillas
featuring the name this week goes kiss
reduce the guerillas have always charted
well since 2001 when Clint Eastwood
reached number four on the UK charts
while the majority of singles off of the
group’s sophomore album Demon Days were
highly successful the records final
single kids with guns didn’t quite fare
as well as the others
[Music]
perhaps it was the decision to release
the song as a double a-side with the
more popular el mañana
or the tracks more violent lyrical
content kids with guns easy does it easy
does it despite this it’s a slice of pop
music old as it’s brilliant
multi-layered composition has caused the
song to be regarded as an essential
girlish track by diehard fans
[Music]
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
[Music]
she’s just
[Music]
number one penny royalty nirvana
any royalty was a victim of collateral
damage a regular in the band’s live show
it only finally got recorded for 1993 in
utero and was scheduled to be released
as a single in April of 1994
[Music]
however these plans were scrapped due to
Cobain’s death that same month instead
pennyroyal tea languished as an album
track for years receiving little notice
and no mainstream exposure before a 2014
release launched the song to number one
on the US hot singles sales chart
[Music]
20 years later pennyroyal tea was
finally recognized for its purely
nirvanic sound a brash but sensitive
mixture that rides with artistic passion
so do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite most underrated single
[Music]
for more musical top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
you
[Music]
minor hits from major bands welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
underrated singles from popular bands
for this list we’re looking at popular
bands and they’re not so popular songs
for inclusion here they must have been
released as singles at one point and
must have artistic and fan appointed
merit
the singles are ranked by their
popularity in relation to the band’s
other songs their chart position and the
disparity between each songs brilliance
and their general lack of mainstream
appreciation
number ten intervention Arcade Fire
[Music]
alternative music never sounded so good
as inventive as it is minimalist Arcade
Fire’s catalog is a pleasing menagerie
of sounds and symbolism and intervention
is a shining example
[Music]
Hey walking away
though not one of their trademark songs
intervention has attracted favor in
recent years for its beautiful
arrangement contrasted with darkly
symbolic lyrics but the blend is sweet
not sour
[Music]
it was one of four singles off their
Neon Bible album and though it missed
the charts fans regard intervention as
one of Arcade Fire’s best songs and the
perfect conceptual model
[Music]
number nine
she green day in 1994 Green Day was a
mid-level band on the brink of stardom
and it was Dookie that put them over
among the album’s chart-topping singles
like Longview ends basket-case
there was she a somewhat varied but
memorable pop punk track
though initially overshadowed by the
other singles she has inclined in
popularity since its release possibly to
a greater extent than the others it’s
clear that the musical merit was there
from the beginning as she is a raucous
but thoughtful love story in the
uniquely Greenday way but its
appreciation took time
but that’s okay some of the best songs
follow that route
[Music]
number eight perfect The Smashing
Pumpkins
[Music]
there’s an inherent paradox where once
something is recognized as underrated it
ceases to be underrated a truly
underrated song would be one that is not
recognized as such which keeps perfect
from sitting higher on today’s list
[Music]
Pumpkins fan site perfect as one of the
band’s most underrated songs and
certainly their most underrated single a
sonic sibling to the band’s earlier
number 12 hit 1979 perfect didn’t fare
quite as well on the charts peaking at
just number 42 on the Hot 100
[Music]
maybe fans just appreciated the lighter
electronically Aidid flavor maybe they
just enjoyed a break from how gloomy and
Goffe the band was becoming at the time
but regardless the song is adored by
pumpkin fans and that adoration far out
reaches chart success
bring it right everybody will be number
seven
doing it right Daft Punk featuring panda
bear everybody will be there people
appearing you’re right everybody will be
betting try to make it right doing it
right as a fully electronic song and the
only one of its kind to appear on random
access memories unlike the album’s other
singles doing it right did not make the
Hot 100 chart despite being one of the
album’s best tracks make it right
everybody will be doing a true hearing
and drag everybody will be bunting and
being exact
the song is a compositional masterpiece
with the duo bringing on Animal
Collective member pandaboy to co-write
and provide vocals for the track while
much of random access memories draws
upon music of the past doing it right
sees the robots doing something
completely new unfortunately the general
public wasn’t so receptive night magic
right
number six I might be wrong
Radiohead with a band like Radiohead a
band whose sound is diverse underrated
songs are abundant I might be wrong is
our answer a metallic blues inspired
serenade that appeared on amnesiac
[Music]
released additionally as a single in
2001 I might be wrong failed to crack
the mainstream charts in every country
and only reach number 27 on the us all
chart
[Music]
a far cry from tracks like creep high
and dry or paranoid Android
despite its non appearance on the charts
it’s a regular in fan approved playlists
number five parallel universe Red Hot
Chili Peppers
[Music]
initially released as a promotional
radio single parallel-universe was
destined for indifference two years
after Californication was released
parallel universe was chosen as the
album’s last single the song arrived
with little fanfare no music video and
no physical release
[Music]
once released to the wild the track only
managed a one-week stay at number 37 on
the modern Rock Tracks chart
[Music]
despite virtually no love shown at its
release serious fans embrace the song
and its quirkiness parallel universe is
now a crowd-pleaser at live shows though
its appreciation is reserved for chilly
heads
this happened once before back into your
dog no reply number four no reply the
Beatles
that’s all you people ooh your window oh
into their diverse and eclectic
catalogue the Beatles have a
surprisingly large number of
lesser-known songs one of these is no
reply which despite appearing during the
peak of Beatle mania has been lost in
the shuffle
I
release on the album Beatles for sale
and as a single in 1964 no reply is
quintessential Beatles a melodic lyrical
triumph equal parts artsy and catchy
when you gave the song didn’t chart at
all and isn’t heralded like their other
Tunes but for no other reason than for
being in the wrong place at the wrong
time
[Music]
number three fool in the rain Led
Zeppelin choosing an underrated Zeppelin
song is a daunting task much of their
catalog is well known and well played
and even the more obscure songs have
found fame in years since that Lind
disbanded trampled underfoot is a
quality contender but fool in the rain
has to take the first prize being the
last single before the band called it
quits and for being so unlike anything
else they ever recorded
[Music]
although it did hit number 21 on the
Billboard Hot 100 this ethereal tune is
often left in the shadows of songs like
stairway to heaven and whole lot of love
fool in the raid may have been one-off
or it may have been a new direction for
the band like with the death of John
Bonham it became an island onto its own
[Music]
number two kids with guns guerrillas
featuring the name this week goes kiss
reduce the guerillas have always charted
well since 2001 when Clint Eastwood
reached number four on the UK charts
while the majority of singles off of the
group’s sophomore album Demon Days were
highly successful the records final
single kids with guns didn’t quite fare
as well as the others
[Music]
perhaps it was the decision to release
the song as a double a-side with the
more popular el mañana
or the tracks more violent lyrical
content kids with guns easy does it easy
does it despite this it’s a slice of pop
music old as it’s brilliant
multi-layered composition has caused the
song to be regarded as an essential
girlish track by diehard fans
[Music]
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
[Music]
she’s just
[Music]
number one penny royalty nirvana
any royalty was a victim of collateral
damage a regular in the band’s live show
it only finally got recorded for 1993 in
utero and was scheduled to be released
as a single in April of 1994
[Music]
however these plans were scrapped due to
Cobain’s death that same month instead
pennyroyal tea languished as an album
track for years receiving little notice
and no mainstream exposure before a 2014
release launched the song to number one
on the US hot singles sales chart
[Music]
20 years later pennyroyal tea was
finally recognized for its purely
nirvanic sound a brash but sensitive
mixture that rides with artistic passion
so do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite most underrated single
[Music]
for more musical top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
you
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