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“Devil In A Midnight Mass” by Billy Talent
From the album Billy Talent II (2006)
“Devil In A Midnight Mass” by Billy Talent appears on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2006 and 2011. It was first released in 2006 on the album Billy Talent II. Its best result is #3 on the CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #171 alternative song of 2006 and #5,395 alternative song of all time.
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Billy Talent opened the Billy Talent II era in 2006 with "Devil in a Midnight Mass," though the faithful had already heard it: the Canadian band slipped a rough, slightly rearranged demo onto its MySpace page on Christmas Day 2005, a stocking-stuffer meant to get people buzzing about the next record.
The finished take is post-hardcore polished to a hard gleam, with Gavin Brown producing and Chris Lord-Alge mixing it loud and punchy while Benjamin Kowalewicz yelps and sneers over guitars that jab and whirl. MuchMusic premiered the video on its behind-the-scenes series On Set, which followed the shoot inside St. Anne's Anglican Church in Toronto, cast of actors and children included.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 | 102 |
| 2006 | 78 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 105 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) | 200 |
| 2010 | 98 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium | 200 |
| 2011 | 70 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s | 102 |
Also listed as: Devil in a Midnight Mass.
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