Song · Billy Talent
“Red Flag” by Billy Talent
From the album Billy Talent II (2006)
“Red Flag” by Billy Talent appears on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2006 and 2010. It was first released in 2006 on the album Billy Talent II. Its best result is #38 on the CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #275 alternative song of 2006 and #7,226 alternative song of all time.
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"Red Flag" came snarling off Billy Talent II, the Canadian band's second album, and went out as its second single in September 2006. Ian D'Sa produced it with Gavin Brown, Eric Ratz engineered and Chris Lord-Alge mixed, and it plays like punk rock with its fists up.
Floria Sigismondi, whose credits run to Sigur Rós and Björk, directed a video that stages a kids' uprising: schoolchildren locked inside bust through the handcuffed doors and tear through town, smothering the trappings of authority and comfort (surveillance cameras, backyard grills, cars and boats, even the town hall) in red flags, the old banner of socialism and revolt, picking up recruits as they go. 102.1 The Edge later put it at 145 on its 2010 countdown of the millennium's best new rock songs.
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 | 38 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 | 102 |
| 2006 | 91 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2007 | 40 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 185 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) | 200 |
| 2010 | 145 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium | 200 |
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