Album · The Dresden Dolls
Yes, Virginia… by The Dresden Dolls
Yes, Virginia… is an album by The Dresden Dolls, released in 2006. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 7 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sing”, on 6 lists with a best position of #62.
Yes, Virginia..., the Dresden Dolls' second album, was released by Roadrunner on April 18, 2006, and it takes its title from the New York Sun's 1897 answer to a letter asking whether Santa Claus exists. The Boston duo cut it in September 2005, with extra vocals and the mix finished that November, and Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade produced.
It's their self-styled Brechtian punk cabaret at full tilt: Amanda Palmer hammering the piano and wailing like a torch singer gone feral, Brian Viglione's drums crashing and swinging behind her. "Sing", the first single, is a rousing, arms-wide sing-along, and "Backstabber" snarls. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 42 with 19,000 copies sold in week one, but sales sagged fast, Roadrunner pulled its support soon after, and the band's relationship with the label soured. Outtakes from the sessions, "The Kill", "Boston" and "The Gardener" among them, later turned up on No, Virginia... in May 2008.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Yes, Virginia… on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sing | 6 | #62 | – | 2006–2007 | |
| 2 | Backstabber | 1 | #46 | – | 2006 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.