The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)

"The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)"
Single by Big Wreck
from the album In Loving Memory Of...
Released	September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)
Genre	Rock
Length	4:39 3:57 (Radio Edit)
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Ian Thornley
Producer(s)	Matt DeMatteo and 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 a song by Canadian-American rock band Big Wreck. It was released 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.[1] Between 1995 and 2016, "The Oaf" was the sixth most played song by a Canadian artist on rock radio stations in Canada.[2]

Charts

Chart (1997-1998)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]	21
Canada Alternative 30 (RPM)[4]	3
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[5]	9
US Active Rock (Billboard)[6]	11
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[7]	24

Release history

Release dates and formats

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Ref.
—	September 29, 1997	—	Atlantic AG	[8]
	January 12, 1998			[9]

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. "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
6. "Big Wreck". billboard.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
7. "Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
8. "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.
9. "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.