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"The Oaf" is a song by Canadian-American rock group Big Wreck. It was released in October 1997 as the lead single from their debut studio album, In Loving Memory Of.... It charted well in Canada and is the band's highest-ever charting single 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.[1]

"The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)"
Single by Big Wreck
from the album In Loving Memory Of...
Released	October 1997
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

Charts

Chart (1997-1998)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2]	21
Canada Alternative 30 (RPM)[3]	3
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[4]	9
US Active Rock (Billboard)[5]	11
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[6]	24

References

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