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“Dinosaur Act” by Low
From the album Things We Lost in the Fire (2001)
“Dinosaur Act” by Low appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2000 and 2006. It was first released in 2001 on the album Things We Lost in the Fire. Its best result is #11 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #199 alternative song of 2000 and #6,662 alternative song of all time.
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"Dinosaur Act" comes from Things We Lost in the Fire, Low's fifth studio album, which Kranky released in January 2001. Steve Albini recorded it at Electrical Audio in Chicago and mixed it with the band, and the song is credited to Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker and Zak Sally.
It got its own single, backed with "Overhead" and "Don't Carry It All", 2 B-sides that also turned up on some overseas editions of the album and later on the 2004 rarities box A Lifetime of Temporary Relief. The album around it drew near-universal raves, and Pitchfork later put it at 14 on its list of the best dream pop albums. Albini's room gives the band exactly what they need: space, and nowhere to hide.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2000 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 414 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
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