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“Light Pours Out of Me” by Magazine
“Light Pours Out of Me” by Magazine appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1991 and 1999. Its best result is #813 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,981 alternative song of all time.
"The Light Pours Out of Me" is one of the two oldest songs on Real Life, the debut album English post-punk band Magazine released on Virgin in June 1978; the other is "Shot by Both Sides". Howard Devoto wrote the words and shares the music credit with guitarist John McGeoch and with Pete Shelley.
John Leckie produced and engineered it, with Haydn Bendall assisting, and the band on the track is Devoto singing lead, McGeoch on guitar, Barry Adamson on bass, Dave Formula on keyboards and Martin Jackson on drums. Real Life has since been hailed as a pioneering post-punk record, and this song reaches back to its very beginnings, when Devoto was still writing with his old Buzzcocks bandmate.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 865 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 813 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
Also listed as: The Light Pours Out Of Me.
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