"Salvation" is a song by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released as the second single from its second studio album, '' Let's Go''. Along with "

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" and " Ruby Soho", "Salvation" is considered to be one of Rancid's breakthrough songs, as it received airplay from

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radio stations; it was also the band's first single to reach any ''Billboard'' singles charts.

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listed the song as one of the best alternative rock songs of 1994.

In popular culture

* A cover version by

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is featured in the

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version of ''

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''. * Comedy punk band

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recorded a cover of this song as "Just for the Taste of It", satirically re-working the lyrics into an advertisement for

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. The song appeared on their 2000 album ''Keep On Cluckin'' and later their 2009 rarities album ''Poultry Uprising''. * It is featured in the pilot episode of ''

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'', though it was not used in the actual first episode.

Charts

References

Rancid (band) songs 1994 songs 1995 singles Songs written by Tim Armstrong Songs written by Matt Freeman Epitaph Records singles Black-and-white music videos {{punk-song-stub