Lit Up
"Lit Up" is the debut single by American hard rock band Buckcherry, taken from their self-titled debut album. It was the band's first and only number one song on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols played guitar on the song. The riff was taken from the intro riff to the KISS song, "Shock Me".
| "Lit Up" | ||||
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| Single by Buckcherry | ||||
| from the album Buckcherry | ||||
| Released | February 27, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1998 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Josh Todd, Keith Nelson | |||
| Buckcherry singles chronology | ||||
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Awards
The song reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for three weeks and number 33 on the Modern Rock Tracks in mid-1999. It was ranked number 98 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs in January 2009.[1]
Music video
The music video for the song features the band playing in front of an audience. MTV censored the lines glorifying cocaine.
See also
References
- "spreadit.org". Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
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