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“Silver and Cold” by AFI

From the album Sing the Sorrow (2003)

“Silver and Cold” by AFI appears on 24 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 2003 and 2008. It was first released in 2003 on the album Sing the Sorrow. Its best result is #16 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #43 alternative song of 2004, #5,514 alternative song of all time and #290 of the '00s.

24countdowns
18stations
#16best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
2003–2008years charted

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AFI - Silver And Cold (Official Music Video)

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"Silver and Cold" is the moment AFI's gothic streak went widescreen, the third single from Sing the Sorrow, the American band's sixth studio album, released on DreamWorks in 2003. Jerry Finn and Butch Vig produced it, with Finn handling the mix.

It builds from a brooding hush into a cathedral-sized chorus of loss and longing, Davey Havok's voice climbing until it cracks open while Jade Puget's guitars rush in around him. Hunter Burgan on bass and Adam Carson on drums keep the floor steady underneath all that drama, and the whole thing lets the melody take its time rather than sprinting for the finish. John Hillcoat directed the video, and the song earned a respectable run on alternative radio.

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#StationCountdownof
2003 54 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107
2003 43 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 91
2003 67 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106
2003 79 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 94 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003 106
2003 101 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2004 33 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 16 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 91
2004 42 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 106
2004 43 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 101
2004 91 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004 100
2004 54 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004 93
2004 49 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 100
2004 30 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004 89
2004 56 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004 99
2004 39 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 102
2004 57 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004 98
2004 16 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004 99
2004 88 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2004 227
2004 26 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2005 77 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium 96
2005 713 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 432 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2008 491 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500

Also listed as: Silver & Cold; Silver And Cold.

Charting alongside it in 2004

Best songs of 2004 →
  1. 1Somebody Told MeThe Killers
  2. 2American IdiotGreen Day
  3. 3Float OnModest Mouse
  4. 4Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand
  5. 5VertigoU2
  6. 6MegalomaniacIncubus

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