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“Girls Not Grey” by AFI

From the album Sing the Sorrow (2003)

“Girls Not Grey” by AFI appears on 29 radio countdowns from 26 stations between 2003 and 2024. It was first released in 2003 on the album Sing the Sorrow. Its best result is #7 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #19 alternative song of 2003, #3,003 alternative song of all time and #200 of the '00s.

29countdowns
26stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
2003–2024years charted

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"Girls Not Grey" was the first single from Sing the Sorrow, AFI's sixth album, and it hit radio in February 2003 like a black-lipsticked brick through the window. Jerry Finn and Butch Vig produced it, with Finn handling the mix, and they give the band a huge, glossy roar without sanding off the punk. Davey Havok's voice leaps from croon to shriek, Jade Puget's guitars and keyboards churn, and Hunter Burgan and Adam Carson drive it at a sprint. The writing credit goes to Puget, Burgan, Carson and David Marchand.

It went on to become one of the band's biggest singles, climbing to number seven on the Alternative Songs chart. David Slade directed the video, whose imagery has drawn comparisons with Alice in Wonderland, and the song later turned up in Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero Live.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2003 29 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107
2003 7 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 91
2003 13 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106
2003 21 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 14 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 23 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 92
2003 20 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 14 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 89
2003 27 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 47 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 102 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 107
2003 11 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 99
2003 84 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 103
2003 58 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 103
2003 82 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 61 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 104
2003 32 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2003 196
2003 19 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 50 Songs of 2003 50
2003 71 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 100
2003 29 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2005 278 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2005 103 The Edge KEDJ Top 103 on Independent Radio 103
2006 278 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 98 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2008 376 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2010 177 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2022 33 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 497 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2024 1027 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055

Also listed as: Girl's Not Grey; Girl's Not Gray.

Charting alongside it in 2003

Best songs of 2003 →
  1. 1Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes
  2. 2Like a StoneAudioslave
  3. 3Bring Me to LifeEvanescence
  4. 4Somewhere I BelongLinkin Park
  5. 5Times Like TheseFoo Fighters
  6. 6Weak and PowerlessA Perfect Circle

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