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Dusk by The The
Dusk is an album by The The, released in 1993. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 45 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Dogs of Lust”, on 24 lists with a best position of #78.
Dusk, the fourth album from the The, came out on Sony in January 1993, recorded the year before by Matt Johnson and the full band he had built around himself since the late '80s, with Johnny Marr on guitar. It's a nocturnal, brooding record, just as the title promises, but Johnson's gloom has a pulse: "Dogs of Lust" snarls and struts, "Slow Emotion Replay" is a rueful, rolling shuffle, and "Love Is Stronger Than Death" aches with something close to hope.
Marr, D.C. Collard, James Eller and David Palmer fill out the sound, giving Johnson's bruised songs the muscle of a real band. It went to number two in the UK, their best showing on the albums chart, and it turned out to be the last The The album with Marr on board.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Dusk on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogs of Lust | 24 | #78 | – | 1993–2026 | |
| 2 | Slow Emotion Replay | 16 | #93 | – | 1993–2023 | |
| 3 | Love is Stronger than Death | 5 | #25 | – | 1993–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.