The Distance

The track was recorded for Fashion Nugget with John McCrea, Vince DiFiore, Greg Brown, Victor Damiani and Todd Roper. The album was recorded in Sacramento and produced by Cake, with the song written by guitarist Greg Brown. Released as a single in 1996, it became Cake breakthrough hit and the defining track from Fashion Nugget. The song reached number 4 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and brought the band national radio and MTV exposure. It remains Cake signature song and a central example of the band dry vocal delivery, trumpet accents and spare rhythmic style. The track has endured through alternative radio, sports usage and repeated placement in 1990s rock retrospectives.