Song · Blondie
“Detroit 442” by Blondie
From the album Plastic Letters (1977)
“Detroit 442” by Blondie appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1977 on the album Plastic Letters. Its best result is #1875 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,205 alternative song of all time.
"Detroit 442" is a Jimmy Destri and Chris Stein number from Plastic Letters, Blondie's second album, which Chrysalis released in February 1978 after an earlier Japanese edition surfaced at the tail end of 1977. It was cut with the band a man down: bassist Gary Valentine had left before the sessions, so Frank Infante came in on a session basis, and he and Stein split the bass and electric guitar between them.
Deborah Harry sings lead with Destri and Clem Burke behind her, Burke pounding the drums, while Destri throws everything he has at it: Farfisa, grand piano, synthesizer and strings, with Stein adding vibraphone. Richard Gottehrer produced, his second and last time behind the desk for Blondie, and Rob Freeman engineered. It's all revs and clatter, and gloriously so.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1875 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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