Something's Always Wrong

"Something's Always Wrong"
Single by Toad the Wet Sprocket
from the album Dulcinea
Released	1994
Genre	Alternative rock [1] [2]
Length	4:59
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Todd Nichols, Glen Phillips
Producer(s)	Gavin MacKillop
Toad the Wet Sprocket singles chronology
"Fall Down" (1994) "Something's Always Wrong" (1994) "Fly from Heaven" (1995)

"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. Although not as popular as "Fall Down", "Something's Always Wrong" became a chart hit in the United States and Canada.

Background

Singer Glen Phillips said,

'Something's Always Wrong' is an amalgam of a whole bunch of relational observations. Todd had that music and the only line he had was, 'Something has gone wrong.' And I kind of lifted that and switched it. As a person who struggles a lot with depression and negative ideation, for me that's the state I'm always swimming upstream against: that feeling that something's wrong. It's usually based on a true story, but it's almost never the whole story. ^[3]

Chart performance

"Something's Always Wrong" was a hit, although not to the extent of "Fall Down." The single peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. ^[4] The single also peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. ^{[5] [6]} The single helped to make Dulcinea Toad the Wet Sprocket's first top-forty album on the Billboard 200.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

1. "Something's Always Wrong"
2. "Don't Go Away (Live)"
3. "Corporal Brown (Live)"

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [6]	15
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [7]	39
US Billboard Hot 100 [5]	41
US Album Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) [8]	22
US Modern Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) [4]	9
US Top 40/Mainstream ( Billboard ) [9]	14

References

1. Harris, Vincent (September 12, 2018). "How Toad the Wet Sprocket Navigates the Age of Nostalgia". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
2. "The 100 Best Alternative Rock Songs Of 1994". SPIN. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
3. Prato, Greg (November 1, 2022). "Glen Phillips : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
4. "Alternative Airplay" . Billboard. October 22, 1994. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
5. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard . November 26, 1994. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2669." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
7. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). October 13, 1994. p. 16. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
8. "Mainstream Rock Airplay" . Billboard. November 12, 1994. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
9. "Pop Airplay" . Billboard. November 19, 1994. Retrieved August 24, 2023.