"Come Down" is a song by American
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
band
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1986. The band at the time consisted of vocalist/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss, ...
, released as the first single from their fifth studio album, ''
Coil'' (1997), in April 1997. The song peaked at number 51 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay chart and number 38 on the Canadian ''
RPM
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One revolution per minute is equivalent to hertz.
Standards
ISO 80000-3:2019 def ...
'' 100 Hit Tracks chart.
Track listing
European CD single
# "Come Down" (album version) – 3:13
# "
Fall Down" (live) – 3:25
# "
Something's Always Wrong
"Something's Always Wrong" is a single by American alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. The song is included on their fourth studio album, ''Dulcinea'' (1994). "Something's Always Wrong" was co-written by Glen Phillips and Todd Nichols. ...
" (live) – 4:37
# "Woodburning" (live) – 4:23
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the ''
Coil'' liner notes.
Studios
* Recorded at Master Control (Los Angeles) and Gopher Sound (
Santa Barbara, California
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)
* Mixed at South Beach Studios (
Miami Beach, Florida
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)
* Mastered at Precision Mastering (Los Angeles)
Personnel
* Toad the Wet Sprocket – music, production
**
Glen Phillips – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
** Todd Nichols – music, lyrics, guitar, vocals
** Dean Dinning – bass, vocals, keyboards
**
Randy Guss
Randel "Randy" Guss (born March 7, 1967) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band Toad the Wet Sprocket from its formation in 1986 until he stopped touring in 2017 and left the band in 2020.
Career
Guss formed Toad the ...
– drums
* Gavin MacKillop – production, recording
* Carrie McConkey – production coordination
* Jeff Robinson – recording assistant
*
Tom Lord-Alge
Tom Lord-Alge (born January 17, 1962) is an American music engineer and mixer. He began his career at Unique Recording in New York. Subsequently, he was the resident mixer at what used to be known as "South Beach Studios", located on the ground ...
– mixing
* Femio Hernandez – mixing assistant
*
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California
Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles, neighborhood and distri ...
– mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
Youtube
Toad the Wet Sprocket songs
1997 singles
1997 songs
Columbia Records singles
Songs written by Glen Phillips (singer)
Songs written by Todd Nichols (musician)
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