Lit Up

"Lit Up"
Single by Buckcherry
from the album Buckcherry
Released February 27 1999
Format CD
Recorded 1997-1998
Genre Hard rock
Length 3:34
Label DreamWorks
Writer(s) Josh Todd
Buckcherry singles chronology
"Lit Up"
(1999)		 "For the Movies"
(1999)

"Lit Up" is the debut single by Buckcherry, taken from their debut album, Buckcherry.

Contents

Lyrics and riff

The song is about using cocaine, with the lyrics and tempo describing the high felt from the drug. There are 2 guitars on the track, one plays power chords in standard tuning and the other plays in Open A tuning, giving the song its unique heavy sound. The song's main riff has been compared to KISS's "Shock Me".

Awards

The song reached the #1 spot in mid-1999 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks for three weeks and #33 on the Modern Rock Tracks. Despite its rock success, it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. It was ranked #98 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs in December, 2008/January, 2009.[1]

Music video

The music video for the song features the band playing in front of an audience.

See also

References

  1. ^ "spreadit.org". http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/. Retrieved February 4, 2009. 
Buckcherry
Josh Todd • Keith Nelson • Stevie D. • Jimmy "Two Fingers" Ashhurst • Xavier Muriel
Jonathan Brightman • Devon Glenn • Yogi Lonich • Josh Fleeger • Dave Markasky • Matt Lawrence
Studio albums
Live albums
Video albums
Singles
"Lit Up" • "For the Movies" • "Dead Again" • "Check Your Head" • "Ridin'" • "Crazy Bitch" • "Next 2 You" • "Everything" • "Broken Glass" • "Sorry" • "Too Drunk..." • "Don't Go Away" • "Rescue Me" • "Talk to Me" • "All Night Long" • "Dead" • "It's a Party"
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