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“The Grand Optimist” by City And Colour
From the album Little Hell (2011)
“The Grand Optimist” by City And Colour appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2012. It was first released in 2011 on the album Little Hell. Its best result is #18 on the 102.1 The Edge Top 50 New Rock Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #228 alternative song of 2012.
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"The Grand Optimist" comes from Little Hell, the third City and Colour album, released on June 7, 2011, and Dallas Green wrote it alone, words and music. The title reads like a wink, given the album's name. Green handled most of the album's instrumental parts himself, but for this one he called in two members of Raising the Fawn, Dylan Green on percussion and Scott Remila on bass. Alex Newport produced it and took care of the recording and the mix, with Dan Hosh and Jordan Mitchell assisting on the recording and Atsuo Matsumoto on the mix.
Little Hell went down well with critics, earning a Metacritic average of 78 from 11 reviews, and its cover is an illustration drawn from Allard Schager's photograph of a tulip field outside Alkmaar in North Holland.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 50 New Rock Songs of 2012 | 50 |
| 2012 | 88 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2012 | 88 |
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