Song · Dave Gahan
“Dirty Sticky Floors” by Dave Gahan
From the album Paper Monsters (2003)
“Dirty Sticky Floors” by Dave Gahan appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2003. It was first released in 2003 on the album Paper Monsters. Its best result is #48 on the Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #332 alternative song of 2003.
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"Dirty Sticky Floors" was the first taste of Paper Monsters, Dave Gahan's debut album: the English singer wrote it with Knox Chandler, and Mute put it out as the lead single in May 2003. It's a sly bit of self-mockery. Talking to Jim Macnie for VH1 a week after it came out, Gahan said the song pokes fun at his own addiction and at rock and roll's supposed glamour, the reality being a nightly slump onto some filthy floor, whether in a club toilet or, more often, his own bathroom.
The single came in two slightly remixed versions, with an extended cut for the video, and it reached number 18 in the UK and number five on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 90 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2003 | 48 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 | 105 |
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