Song · Elliott Smith
“Baby Britain” by Elliott Smith
From the album XO (1998)
“Baby Britain” by Elliott Smith appears on 9 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2005 and 2022. It was first released in 1998 on the album XO. Its best result is #264 on The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,389 alternative song of all time.
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"Baby Britain" comes from XO, Elliott Smith's 1998 album and his fourth, and in 1999 DreamWorks put it out as the record's second single. It's Smith in a jaunty mood, at least musically: a bouncing, tuneful tumble of a song with his soft, close-up voice riding on top.
He wrote it, Larry Crane recorded it, and Rob Schnapf added extra guitar before mixing it with Tom Rothrock and Smith himself. It missed the American charts but reached number 55 in the UK, and Steve Hanft's video shows Smith in the studio playing guitar, piano, mandolin and drums, cut together with footage of him performing live.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1972 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 981 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1052 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1048 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 982 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 967 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 988 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1013 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2022 | 264 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
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