Song · Ladytron
“Destroy Everything You Touch” by Ladytron
From the album Witching Hour (2005)
“Destroy Everything You Touch” by Ladytron appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2006 and 2022. It was first released in 2005 on the album Witching Hour. Its best result is #17 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #116 alternative song of 2006.
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"Destroy Everything You Touch" was the second single from Witching Hour, the 2005 third album by British electronic outfit Ladytron, and it's a chilly, glittering thing, with a title like a curse and a pulse you can't shake. It got to 42 on the UK singles chart, still the best showing any Ladytron single has managed, and it was reissued in Britain in October 2007. Pitchfork later placed it at 137 in its list of the top 500 tracks of the 2000s.
Adam Bartley's video sends the band trekking across a mountain range, fending off two-legged creatures while giant faces in the rock blast frozen wind at them; the faces are the band members themselves, made up to look caked in snow and ice. Sasha later remixed it for his album Invol2ver.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 70 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 | 91 |
| 2006 | 50 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 17 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 293 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 179 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
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