Red (Treble Charger song)

"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)

"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

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

The 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

Chart (1997-1998)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Alternative 30[6]	20
US Rock (Radio & Records)[8]	47

References

1. "102.1 The Edge announces CASBY nominees" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
2. "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. "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. "Rock Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. Retrieved 19 December 2023.