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After the Snow by Modern English
After the Snow is an album by Modern English, released in 1982. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 96 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I Melt With You”, on 96 lists with a best position of #2.
After the Snow, the second album from Modern English, came out in 1982 on 4AD in Britain, with Sire putting it out in the United States and Vertigo in Canada. Hugh Jones produced it for the Colchester band, which had only formed in 1979, and it trades some of the chilly post-punk murk of the era for something brighter and more open-hearted, all ringing guitars and new wave shimmer.
Three singles came off it, and one of them carried the band's name around the world: "I Melt with You", a rush of strummed chords and a chorus that seems to lift the whole room off the ground. It's the song Modern English are still best known for, and on rock radio's countdowns it has never really faded; everything else on the record lives in its long shadow.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from After the Snow on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Melt With You#163 of all time | 96 | #2 | – | 1983–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.