Song · Dessa
“Skeleton Key” by Dessa
From the album Parts of Speech (2013)
“Skeleton Key” by Dessa appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2013 and 2025. It was first released in 2013 on the album Parts of Speech. Its best result is #14 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #161 indie & aaa song of 2013 and #2,862 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Skeleton Key" comes from Parts of Speech, Dessa's third studio album, which Doomtree Records released in 2013. She belongs to Doomtree, the indie hip-hop collective out of Minneapolis, and on this one Lazerbeak produced while Dessa handles the vocal.
The album did respectable business, opening at number 74 on the Billboard 200 with 5,800 copies sold in its first week, and the handful of reviews Metacritic gathered came out generally favorable. A remix EP, Parts of Speech, Re-Edited, followed in June 2014.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2013 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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