The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)

"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)PeakpositionCanada Top Singles (RPM)21Canada Alternative 30 (RPM)3US Active Rock (Billboard)11US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks9US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks24 US Heritage Rock (Billboard)7

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

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