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“Hang Me Up to Dry” by Cold War Kids
From the EP Up in Rags (2006)
“Hang Me Up to Dry” by Cold War Kids appears on 29 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 2006 and 2026. It was first released in 2006 on the EP Up in Rags. Its best result is #2 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #10 alternative song of 2007, #1,852 alternative song of all time and #317 of the '00s.
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"Hang Me Up to Dry" first appeared on Up in Rags, Cold War Kids' third EP, in 2006, and then as the second song on their debut album Robbers & Cowards. All four members wrote it and co-produced it with Matt Wignall, and it lurches along on a stomping, clattering swing, the singer sounding like he's pleading his case to a jury.
The song is about a lopsided love affair, pictured as wet laundry pegged out on the line, and it has the loose, rattling swagger of a bar band that has read some short stories. Downtown and V2 put it out as a single in January 2007, when it reached 57 in the UK and 26 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, and The Malloys directed a video that plays like the trailer for an art-house film.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 50 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2007 | 84 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 27 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007 | 91 |
| 2007 | 16 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2007 | 27 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 22 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2007 | 78 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 49 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007 | 89 |
| 2007 | 2 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 8 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2007 | 4 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2007 | 129 |
| 2007 | 2 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007 | 103 |
| 2007 | 29 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2007 | 8 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
Also listed as: Hange Me Up to Dry; Hang Me Up To Dry.
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