Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)

This article is about the Counting Crows song. For the Philip Glass opera, see Einstein on the Beach.

"Einstein on the Beach"
Song

"Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" is a song recorded by Counting Crows from the album DGC Rarities Vol. 1. It was included on the band's best-of compilation, Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...). The title of the song was inspired by the Philip Glass opera Einstein on the Beach. The song became the band's first number one song on the Modern Rock chart, beating their previous highest-charting single, "Mr. Jones" which reached number two. However, "Mr. Jones" stayed longer on the Modern Rock chart and became an enduring pop hit, whereas "Einstein" failed to achieve the same success.

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak Position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart	70
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	45
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	1

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Come Out and Play" by The Offspring

Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single August 13, 1994

Succeeded by "Basket Case" by Green Day