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Wikipedia article
"'One Headlight'" is a song by American rock band the Wallflowers. The song was written by lead singer Jakob Dylan, and produced by T-Bone Burnett. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from the band's second studio album, 'Bringing Down the Horse' (1996). Dylan has said that the song is about "the death of ideas".[https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-wallflowers/one-headlight Songfacts: One Headlight by The Wallflowers]
The song is notable for being the first single to reach No. 1 on all three of 'Billboard's rock airplay charts: the Modern Rock Tracks chart, the Mainstream Rock Songs chart and the Adult Alternative Songs chart. "One Headlight" also stayed at No. 1 in Canada for five weeks. In 2000, the song was listed at No. 58 on 'Rolling Stone' and MTVs list of "100 Greatest Pop Songs of All Time".[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/rsmtv100a.htm Rolling Stone & MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': 51-100 (compiled by VH1 in 2000)]
Critical reception
"One Headlight" won two Grammy Awards at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group. The song was performed live at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards with Bruce Springsteen, where the music video was nominated four times, including for Viewer's Choice.
Music video
The music video was filmed in New York City in February 1997 and features the band performing.
Awards
Chart performance
Although the song did not chart on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 due to the chart rules at the time, it was a significant radio hit. It spent five weeks at No. 2 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 Airplay chart and a total of 70 weeks on the chart. In March 1997, it became the first song to top all three of 'Billboard's rock airplay chartsthe Modern Rock Tracks, Mainstream Rock Songs and Adult Alternative Songs charts. In Canada, the song reached No. 1 on the 'RPM' Top Singles chart, staying there for five weeks and was also the third-most-successful song of the year. Outside North America, the song reached No. 14 in Australia and became a moderate hit in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Track listings
'Australian CD single, UK 7-inch and CD single'
# "One Headlight" (radio edit) 4:38
# "6th Avenue Heartache" (acoustic) 4:47
# "Angel on My Bike" (live) 4:46
'European CD single'
# "One Headlight" (radio edit)
# "Angel on My Bike" (live)
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
All-time charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
* List of 'Billboard' number-one alternative singles of 1997
* List of number-one singles of 1997 (Canada)
References
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