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Salvation (Rancid song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Salvation'" is a song by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released as the second single from its second studio album, 'Let's Go'.

Along with "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho", "Salvation" is considered to be one of Rancid's breakthrough songs, as it received airplay from modern rock radio stations; it was also the band's first single to reach any 'Billboard' singles charts. Spin listed the song as one of the best alternative rock songs of 1994.

In popular culture



* A cover version by Harmonix is featured in the Xbox 360 version of 'Guitar Hero II'.

* Comedy punk band The Radioactive Chicken Heads recorded a cover of this song as "Just for the Taste of It", satirically re-working the lyrics into an advertisement for Diet Coke. The song appeared on their 2000 album 'Keep On Cluckin' and later their 2009 rarities album 'Poultry Uprising'.

* It is featured in the pilot episode of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', though it was not used in the actual first episode.

Charts



References



Category:Rancid (band) songs

Category:1994 songs

Category:1995 singles

Category:Songs written by Tim Armstrong

Category:Songs written by Matt Freeman

Category:Epitaph Records singles

Category:Black-and-white music videos


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