Follow You Down
Gin Blossoms
1996
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About Gin Blossoms
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Gin Blossoms formed in Tempe, Arizona, in 1987 and brought jangling guitars and concise melodic hooks to alternative radio in the early 1990s. New Miserable Experience included Hey Jealousy, Allison Road and Until I Fall Away. The follow-up, Congratulations I'm Sorry, continued their power-pop approach with Follow You Down and As Long as It Matters. Later recordings include Mixed Reality, produced by Don Dixon and engineered by Mitch Easter, extending a catalog built around guitar melodies and emotionally direct songwriting.
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Gin Blossoms: official biography
Supports Tempe formation, guitar-pop style, named early repertoire and Mixed Reality production; satirical personal blurbs, current lineup and tour claims excluded. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
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Retained annual-list context
Follow You Down by Gin Blossoms appears at number 15 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1996. The source rank is shared with another side of the single; it is not a separate rank invented for this song. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
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Billboard year-end 1996 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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Billboard year-end 1996 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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