Red (Treble Charger song)

1994 single by Treble Charger

"Red"

Single by Treble Charger
from the album  Maybe It's Me
Released| 1994 (nc17 version)
November 1997 (Maybe It's Me version)
Recorded| Fort Apache Studios, Boston
Genre| Alternative rock
Length| 5:10
Label| Sonic Unyon (1997)
RCA
Songwriter(s)| Treble Charger
Producer(s)| Lou Giordano
Treble Charger singles chronology
| "How She Died"
(1997)  | "Red"
(1994)  | "American Psycho"
(2000)

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"Red" is a song by Canadian rock band Treble Charger. The song was originally released on their 1994 album, nc17, and was released as a single. The song was nominated for "Favourite New Song" at the 1995 CASBY Awards.[1] In 1996, the song placed at number eight on the greatest Canadian songs of all time poll by music magazine Chart.[2] In 1997, the song was re-recorded and re-released as the third and final single from their album Maybe It's Me.

## Commercial performance

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The song received heavy play on university and college radio and on Much Music.[3][4]

The re-recorded single debuted at No. 25 on the Canadian RPM Alternative 30 on 1 December 1997.[5][6] The single was on the chart for six weeks,[2][7] reaching its highest rank of No. 20 for the week of 15 December 1997.[citation needed]

The re-recorded version of "Red" also received significant airplay in the United States, peaking at No. 47 on the Radio & Records Rock chart in 1998.[8]

## Charts

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Chart (1997-1998)  | Peak
position

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Canada Alternative (RPM)[6] | 20
US Rock (Radio & Records)[8] | 47

## Personnel

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* Bill Priddle \- lead vocals, guitar
* Greig Nori \- guitar
* Rosie Martin - bass, backing vocals
* Mike Levesque - drums
* Morris Palter - drums (1994 version)

## References

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1. ^ "102.1 The Edge announces CASBY nominees" (PDF). RPM. 6 November 1995. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
2. ^ a b "Top 100 Canadian Singles of All Time". Chart. 30 June 1996. ISSN 1198-7235. Archived from the original on 14 November 1999. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
3. ^ DePasquale, Ron. "Treble Charger » Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
4. ^ "Maybe it's me" (sound recording) / Treble Charger, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 82882202, AMICUS No. 16973243, retrieved 20 January 2012
5. ^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 66, No. 13, December 01 1997" (PDF). RPM. (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada). 1 December 1997. OCLC 352936026. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
6. ^ a b "Rock/Alternative - Volume 66, No. 15, December 15, 1997" (PDF). RPM. (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada). 15 December 1997. OCLC 352936026. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
7. ^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 66, No. 18, January 26, 1998" (PDF). RPM. (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada). 26 January 1998. OCLC 352936026. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
8. ^ a b "Rock Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

## External links

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* "Red" music video on YouTube

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Treble Charger

* Greig Nori
* Bill Priddle
* Morris Palter
* Rosie Martin
* Trevor MacGregor

Studio albums|

* NC17
* Self Title
* Maybe It's Me
* Wide Awake Bored
* Detox

Singles|

* "Red"
* "Friend of Mine""
* "American Psycho"
* "Hundred Million"

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* Sum 41
* Broken Social Scene
* Matt Hyde

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