"Salvation" is a song by the American punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Rancid

Rancid (band)

Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...

. It was released as the second single from its second studio album, Let's Go.

Along with "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho

Ruby Soho

"Ruby Soho" is a song by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released as the third and final single from its third album, ...And Out Come the Wolves...

", "Salvation" is considered to be one of Rancid's breakthrough songs, as it received airplay from modern rock

Modern rock

Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...

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

In popular culture

• A cover version by Harmonix
  Harmonix Music Systems
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   is featured in the Xbox 360
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   version of Guitar Hero II
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• It is featured in the pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, though it was not used in the actual first episode.

Charts

Chart	Position
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	21