Struck a Nerve

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“Struck a Nerve”
Single by Bad Religion from the album Recipe for Hate
Released	1993
Format	Promotional CD
Recorded	1993
Genre	Punk rock
Length	3:46
Label	Epitaph Records
Writer(s)	Greg Graffin
Bad Religion singles chronology
"American Jesus" "Struck a Nerve" "21st Century (Digital Boy)"
Recipe for Hate track listing
"Recipe for Hate" "Kerosene" "American Jesus" "Portrait of Authority" "Man With a Mission" "All Good Soldiers" "Watch It Die" "Struck a Nerve" "My Poor Friend Me" "Lookin' In" "Don't Pray on Me" "Modern Day Catastrophists" "Skyscraper" "Stealth"

"Struck a Nerve" is a song written by frontman Greg Graffin for Bad Religion's 1993 album Recipe for Hate.

This song was released as a the album's second single, but never reached any major charts. As early as around 1994, the influential L.A radio station KROQ also began to play "Struck a Nerve", and became one of the most requested songs on the station at the time, although it reached #82 on the station's countdown list of 1994. More than a decade after its release, "Struck a Nerve" has become a fan favorite and also remains one of Bad Religion's concert staples.

A video was also made for the song. It can be viewed here.

Johnette Napolitano (of Concrete Blonde) also provided backing vocals on this song, where she shouts "it struck a nerve".

[edit] Single release

There is a CD single promo which does not have a cover, just a sticker on the front with dates to their US tour in support of the then-current album Recipe for Hate.^[1] The "Infected" single also features a live version of "Struck a Nerve", where Graffin sings "...holding a candy cane, and it isn't quite yet Christmas", instead of "...and it isn't even Christmas".^[1]

[edit] References

v • d • e Bad Religion Greg Graffin • Brett Gurewitz • Greg Hetson • Brian Baker • Jay Bentley • Brooks Wackerman Paul Dedona • Tim Gallegos • Jay Ziskrout • Davy Goldman • John Albert • Lucky Lehrer • Pete Finestone • Bobby Schayer Studio albums How Could Hell Be Any Worse? • Into the Unknown • Suffer • No Control • Against the Grain • Generator • Recipe for Hate • Stranger Than Fiction • The Gray Race • No Substance • The New America • The Process of Belief • The Empire Strikes First • New Maps of Hell EPs Bad Religion • Back to the Known Other releases 80-85 • All Ages • Tested • Punk Rock Songs Videos and DVDs Along the Way • Live at the Palladium Singles "Atomic Garden" • "American Jesus" • "Struck a Nerve" • "21st Century (Digital Boy)" • "Infected" • "Stranger Than Fiction" • "Incomplete" • "A Walk" • "Punk Rock Song" • "Dream of Unity" • "Raise Your Voice" • "Shades of Truth" • "The New America" • "Broken" • "Sorrow" • "The Defense" • "Los Angeles Is Burning" • "The Empire Strikes First" • "Honest Goodbye" • "New Dark Ages" Related articles Discography • List of Bad Religion band members • List of Bad Religion concert tours • Epitaph Records • California punk scene • Hardcore punk • Warped Tour Side projects American Lesion • Black President • Circle Jerks • Daredevils • Dag Nasty • Government Issue • Minor Threat • Wasted Youth