Song · Badly Drawn Boy
“Disillusion” by Badly Drawn Boy
From the album The Hour of Bewilderbeast (2000)
“Disillusion” by Badly Drawn Boy appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2001 and 2024. It was first released in 2000 on the album The Hour of Bewilderbeast. Its best result is #100 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #608 alternative song of 2001.
"Disillusion" turned up in June 2000 on The Hour of Bewilderbeast, the debut album from Badly Drawn Boy, the name Damon Gough performs under. Gough wrote it, sings it, plays acoustic and electric guitar and produced it, with Gary Wilkinson and Barney Herbert as co-producers and Wilkinson engineering.
The band around Gough is a busy one: Jimi Goodwin on bass, Andy Williams on drums, Jez Williams on electric and slide guitar, and Martin Rebelski on clavinet and Wurlitzer electric piano, with Gough, Derrick Santini and Sophie Williams supplying the handclaps. Critics adored the album, and it took the 2000 Mercury Prize.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 433 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
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