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“Iceblink Luck” by Cocteau Twins
From the album Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)
“Iceblink Luck” by Cocteau Twins appears on 14 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1990 and 2023. It was first released in 1990 on the album Heaven or Las Vegas. Its best result is #22 on the CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #60 alternative song of 1990 and #2,328 alternative song of all time.
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"Iceblink Luck" led the charge for Heaven or Las Vegas in August 1990, and for once Cocteau Twins sounded as if they wanted to be heard across the room rather than through a fog. The shimmer and swoon are all still there, but the melody pushes forward, the words come closer to the surface, and the whole thing moves with something near a pop pulse. Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde wrote it and produced it themselves for 4AD.
It was the first Cocteau Twins single to come out in America, and at home it gave them only their second UK top 40 entry, peaking at 38. National radio in Britain, Switzerland and the Netherlands took to it, and it later earned a place in the book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 106 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 | 107 |
| 1990 | 55 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 | 91 |
| 1990 | 22 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 406 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 1200 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1201 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1208 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1207 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1456 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1192 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1192 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1192 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2021 | 283 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 819 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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