Song · Lily Allen
“Alfie” by Lily Allen
From the album Alright, Still (2006)
“Alfie” by Lily Allen appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2006. It was first released in 2006 on the album Alright, Still. Its best result is #92 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #517 alternative song of 2006.
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Lily Allen closed her debut album, Alright, Still, with a family roast. "Alfie" takes aim at her younger brother, the actor Alfie Allen, and ticks him off for idling his days away, all set to a melody that samples Sandie Shaw's "Puppet on a String". She wrote it with Greg Kurstin, and the bouncy, toytown tune makes the scolding sound almost fond.
Regal Recordings put it out in 2007, when Alfie was 20, as the fourth and last single from the album, pairing it in Britain with "Shame for You" as a double A-side. It gave her a third UK top-20 single and went top 20 in New Zealand too, though critics split between those who liked the production and those who found it a flat way to end the record. The video took the joke literally, turning her brother into a puppet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 92 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 | 100 |
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