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Lit Up
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Wikipedia article
"'Lit Up'" is the debut single by American hard rock band Buckcherry, taken from their self-titled debut album. It was the band's first and only number one song on the 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols played guitar on the song. The riff was taken from the intro riff to the Kiss song, "Shock Me".
Content
Singer Josh Todd said, "'Lit Up' is about the first time I did cocaine. I knew a couple of dealers in high school and had a lot of fun with that until it wasn't fun anymore - haha!"
Awards
The song reached number one on the 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for three weeks and number 33 on the Modern Rock Tracks in mid-1999. It was ranked number 98 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs in January 2009.
Music video
The music video for the song features the band playing in front of an audience. MTV censored the lines glorifying cocaine.
See also
*List of 'RPM' number-one alternative rock singles
*List of 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s
References
Category:1999 debut singles
Category:Buckcherry songs
Category:Songs written by Josh Todd
Category:Songs about cocaine
Category:DreamWorks Records singles
Category:1998 songs
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