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"Loser" is a single by American musician Beck. It was written by Beck and record producer Carl Stephenson, who both produced the song with Tom Rothrock. "Loser" was initially released as Beck's second single by independent record label Bong Load Custom Records on 12-inch vinyl format with catalog number BL5 on March 8, 1993.
The album's first single "E-Pro" topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, a feat not achieved by any Beck song since "Loser", over a decade earlier. Two additional US Top 10 albums followed, including The Information (2006) and Modern Guilt (2008), the latter of which gave Beck his first ever Top 10 placing on the UK Albums Chart .
Beck felt that "Loser" was mediocre, and only agreed to its release at Rothrock's insistence. [21] " Loser" unexpectedly received radio airplay, starting in Los Angeles, where college radio station KXLU was the first to play it, [ 22 ] [ 20 ] and later on Santa Monica College radio station KCRW , where radio host Chris Douridas played the song ...
Beck was 23 when “Loser” hit MTV heavy rotation, but looked even younger. The media was eager to anoint him as a new boy wonder who was pulling folk music into the future via hip-hop and indie ...
Forest for the Trees' Carl Stephenson co-wrote and co-produced Beck's 1993 song "Loser". [6] Signed to Geffen Records at that time, Stephenson submitted an entire album of songs. [6] After recording the album, Stephenson was hospitalized with a mental illness. [1]
Soy un ganador — this was likely the sentiment of everyone who caught Beck’s performance with the LA Phil Saturday night. It represented an apotheosis of the kind of pop-star-at-the-pops event ...
Left-coast Scientologist and musician Beck sold his Malibu rancher at a loss this month, but it's a race to the bottom as right-coast Fox News personality Glenn Beck also tries to offload his ...
Mellow Gold is the third studio album by American musician Beck, released on March 1, 1994, by DGC Records as Beck's major label debut album. Critics noted the album's hybrid of various styles including rock, hip hop, folk, blues, psychedelia, and country, [3] as well as ironic, witty lyrics.