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 three on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.[1]

This article is about the Sublime song. For other uses, see Wrong way.
"Wrong Way"
Single by Sublime
from the album Sublime
ReleasedMay 25, 1997
Recorded1996
GenreSka punk
Length2:16
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
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 twelve year old 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, as well as members of Skunk Records band The Ziggens.

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[2] 47
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 3

References
  1. "Sublime Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. c. 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  2. "Sublime Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  3. "Sublime Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
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