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Apr 19, 2023 · But what is the story behind the song? And where did the now-52-year-old Beck come from? KNDD and Marco Collins. Originally, the song was the second single ever released by Beck.
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Jan 18, 2022 · Despite composing one of the catchiest and most unique songs of the ’90s, Beck Hanson did not, in fact, want to be a loser. Hanson had already lived a hell of a life by the time he was famous. He was born and raised in Los Angeles but spent time in New York, Kansas, and even Europe before eventually returning to California.
Geffen put him on their alternative imprint, DGC, and released "Loser" in early 1994. With their promotional push, the song took off, climbing to #10 in the US in April. It ended up the biggest hit in Beck's highly eclectic discography.
Jan 5, 2021 · “Loser” originally came out on 8 March 1993 via an independent record label called Bong Load Custom (which the aforementioned Tom Rothrock co-owned). Its popularity on radio led to Beck being signed by DGC Records, the subsidiary of a major label, Geffen Records.
Mar 9, 2023 · On March 8, 1993, the ultimate Gen-X song dropped: “Loser” by Beck. Today, you can’t imagine a self-indulgent, tongue-in-cheek song like this getting made, much less, rocketing into the top 10 on the Billboard charts. But the ‘90s were weird; a time that we both remember really well, and are already forgetting about.
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Mar 9, 2023 · The early indie release of Beck's first hit Loser led to a struggle with being misunderstood in March 1993.
Apr 16, 2010 · Here’s what really happened when MTV played Beck’s “Loser” for the first time, in 1994: The culture inverted itself, weirdness was instantaneously mainstreamed, everyone stopped combing their...
