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“Crooked Teeth” by Death Cab for Cutie
From the album Plans (2005)
“Crooked Teeth” by Death Cab for Cutie appears on 30 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 2005 and 2025. It was first released in 2005 on the album Plans. Its best result is #11 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #19 alternative song of 2006, #2,127 alternative song of all time and #279 of the '00s.
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"Crooked Teeth" is Death Cab for Cutie at their most buoyant, the second single off Plans, the band's 2005 album for Atlantic. Ben Gibbard wrote the words and shared the music with Chris Walla, who also produced and recorded it, and Chris Shaw mixed it into a bright, bobbing pop tune with a skipping beat. Sean Nelson drops in as a guest on backing vocals.
It followed "Soul Meets Body" and peaked at number 10 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart. The single came with "Talking Like Turnstiles" and a cover of Julian Cope's "World Shut Your Mouth", and the video premiered on mtvU on February 6, 2006.
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
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 832 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 974 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 453 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 920 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 829 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 750 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 710 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2013 | 286 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2014 | 701 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2016 | 80 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2022 | 601 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 218 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 720 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 156 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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