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“Blue” by A Perfect Circle
From the album Thirteenth Step (2003)
“Blue” by A Perfect Circle appears on 14 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2004 and 2014. It was first released in 2003 on the album Thirteenth Step. Its best result is #9 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #142 alternative song of 2004 and #1,841 alternative song of all time.
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"Blue" comes from A Perfect Circle's second album, Thirteenth Step (2003), and went out as its third single in July 2004. Its roots go back to Billy Howerdel's early sessions for the record, written in the shadow of the 9/11 attacks. With Maynard James Keenan back on the road with Tool, Howerdel spent 2001 and 2002 shaping the record with the other members, and here he produces, engineers, plays guitar and sings alongside Keenan, who co-wrote it and took an executive producer credit.
Josh Freese and Jeordie White lock the rhythm down and Andy Wallace mixes it into a cold, gleaming sway, Keenan's voice gliding over it with unnerving calm. It reached 19 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks and 21 on Modern Rock Tracks, and James Iha later remixed it as "Blue (Bird Shake mix)" for Amotion.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 | 101 |
| 2004 | 84 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004 | 99 |
| 2004 | 102 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2004 | 106 |
| 2004 | 99 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004 | 105 |
| 2004 | 33 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2004 | 50 |
| 2005 | 75 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 | 101 |
| 2005 | 346 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 469 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 542 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 561 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 576 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 604 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 624 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 649 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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