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“Burn Baby Burn” by Ash
From the album Free All Angels (2001)
“Burn Baby Burn” by Ash appears on 7 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2001 and 2002. It was first released in 2001 on the album Free All Angels. Its best result is #49 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #115 alternative song of 2002.
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Ash nearly threw "Burn Baby Burn" away. Tim Wheeler first wrote it for Nu-Clear Sounds and it didn't make that record, but Mark Hamilton couldn't shake the riff and talked him into rebuilding it, chorus and all. Wheeler found the new hook driving home to his parents' place from Belfast, and the song itself grew out of a breakup. It surfaced in April 2001 as the second single from Free All Angels and got to number 13 in the UK and 20 in Ireland.
Before release it answered to "This Is Slow Suicide", then just "Slow Suicide", until a last-minute switch kept it clear of radio censors. It's power pop with its fists up, Wheeler and Charlotte Hatherley both singing and playing guitar over Hamilton's bass and Rick McMurray's drums, produced by the band with Owen Morris and mixed by Alan Moulder. Fittingly, it was the first song ever played on BBC 6 Music.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001 | 100 |
| 2002 | 73 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 | 91 |
| 2002 | 67 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002 | 106 |
| 2002 | 77 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 | 89 |
| 2002 | 49 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 | 99 |
| 2002 | 70 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
| 2002 | 90 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002 | 103 |
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