Song · Doves
“Black and White Town” by Doves
From the album Some Cities (2005)
“Black and White Town” by Doves appears on 15 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2005 and 2023. It was first released in 2005 on the album Some Cities. Its best result is #49 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #175 alternative song of 2005 and #1,992 alternative song of all time.
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"Black and White Town" led the way into Some Cities, Doves' third album, in 2005, and it's the band at their most rousing: a thumping piano and guitars locked in unison while Andy Williams' percussion drives the whole thing forward like a train leaving the station. Jimi Goodwin, Andy Williams and Jez Williams wrote it together, with Martin Rebelski on piano, and the tune is all dusky atmosphere lit by a big, bruised chorus.
It gave them their second top-10 hit in the UK, landing at number six, and later found its way onto the soundtrack of FIFA 06. Scottish director Lynne Ramsay shot the video on the Summerston and Prospecthill Circus council estates in Glasgow.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 88 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005 | 89 |
| 2005 | 63 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 | 101 |
| 2005 | 143 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 | 150 |
| 2005 | 49 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2005 | 230 |
| 2005 | 322 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 498 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
| 2007 | 563 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 731 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 746 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 760 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 736 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 730 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 743 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2022 | 465 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2023 | 781 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
Also listed as: Black And White Town; Black & White Town.
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