Song · Faithless
“Mass Destruction” by Faithless
From the album No Roots (2004)
“Mass Destruction” by Faithless appears on 8 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2004 and 2005. It was first released in 2004 on the album No Roots. Its best result is #41 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #137 alternative song of 2004.
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"Mass Destruction" was the opening shot from Faithless's fourth album, No Roots, released at the end of May 2004, and it went top ten in the UK, peaking at number seven. Maxi Jazz wrote it with Rollo and Sister Bliss and takes the lead vocal, while Sister Bliss handles nearly everything else in reach: piano, keyboards, strings and bass. She and Rollo produced it, with Gavin Callaghan engineering and mixing.
It runs on a dark, brooding trip hop pulse rather than a big-room rush, and its most striking endorsement came from an unlikely quarter: Dave Grohl told Q magazine it was the one song he most wished he'd written himself. In Australia it ranked 41 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 90 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 | 107 |
| 2004 | 41 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 | 106 |
| 2004 | 88 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 | 100 |
| 2004 | 97 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 | 102 |
| 2004 | 97 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004 | 99 |
| 2004 | 95 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 | 103 |
| 2004 | 41 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 | 100 |
| 2005 | 44 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2005 | 230 |
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