The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)

"The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)"
Single by Big Wreck
from the album In Loving Memory Of...
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)
GenreRock
Length
  • 4:39 (album version)
  • 3:57 (radio edit)
LabelAtlantic
SongwriterIan Thornley
Producers
  • Matt DeMatteo
  • Big Wreck
Big Wreck singles chronology
"The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)"
(1997)		 "That Song"
(1998)
Music video
"The Oaf" on YouTube

"The Oaf" is the debut single by Canadian-American rock band Big Wreck, released to post modern radio on September 29, 1997 as the lead single from their debut studio album, In Loving Memory Of.... The song is the band's highest-ever charting single in the United States, and was among the top 98 most played songs on alternative rock radio stations in 1998 in the U.S. Between 1995 and 2016, "The Oaf" was the sixth most played song by a Canadian artist on rock radio stations in Canada.

Charts

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 21
Canada Alternative 30 (RPM) 3
US Active Rock (Billboard) 11
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 9
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 24
US Heritage Rock (Billboard) 7

Release history

Release dates and formats for "The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)"
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
— September 29, 1997 Post modern radio
  • Atlantic
  • AG
January 12, 1998

References

  1. ↑ "Alternative: 98 of 1998" (PDF). Radio & Records. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ "NIELSEN MUSIC & BILLBOARD PRESENT CANADA 150 CHARTS" (PDF). bdsradio.com. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 66, No. 16, January 12, 1998". RPM. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 66, No. 16, January 12, 1998". RPM. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Active Rock Chart (February 28, 1998)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart (February 14, 1998)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Modern Rock Tracks Chart (March 7, 1998)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Heritage Rock Chart (February 28, 1998)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Upcoming New Releases" (PDF). Hits. Vol. 11, no. 562. Dennis Lavinthal. September 26, 1997. p. 42. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via World Radio History.
  10. ↑ "Upcoming New Releases" (PDF). Hits. Vol. 12, no. 575. Dennis Lavinthal. January 9, 1998. p. 34. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024 – via World Radio History.