Artist · chart history
Die Mannequin
Band Toronto Canada Active 2005–2023
Die Mannequin formed in 2005 in Toronto, Canada and was active until 2023. Die Mannequin has 6 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2008–2010. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Bad Medicine”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #36. The station that charted Die Mannequin most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
Die Mannequin was the Toronto hellcat project of guitarist and singer Care Failure, born Caroline Slezak Kawa, who put the band together in 2005. It was punk rock with glam claws and a sneer, Failure's voice swinging between a snarl and a shriek over riffs that went straight for the throat.
The Slaughter Daughter EP in 2007 set the tone with "Do It Or Die" and "Saved By Strangers", and the full-length FINO + BLEED followed in 2009, led by the swaggering "Bad Medicine" and the sticky, sinister "Dead Honey". Along the way the lineup took in names like Ethan Kath, Pat M. and Tony Useless.
They were a road band first and foremost, crossing Canada again and again as an opening act for Buckcherry, Guns N' Roses, Marilyn Manson and Sum 41, and heading to Europe several times, including a 2008 run supporting Danko Jones. The band wound down for good in 2023.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Die Mannequin on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Medicine | 3 | #36 | – | 2010 | |
| 2 | Do It Or Die | 1 | #29 | – | 2008 | |
| 3 | Dead Honey | 1 | #53 | – | 2010 | |
| 4 | Saved By Strangers | 1 | #64 | – | 2008 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36 | Bad Medicine | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 |
| 2010 | 53 | Dead Honey | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 |
| 2010 | 198 | Bad Medicine | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium |
| 2009 | 52 | Bad Medicine | 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 |
| 2008 | 29 | Do It Or Die | 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 |
| 2008 | 64 | Saved By Strangers | 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 |
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