Song · Mazzy Star
“Halah” by Mazzy Star
From the album She Hangs Brightly (1990)
“Halah” by Mazzy Star appears on 13 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1990 on the album She Hangs Brightly. Its best result is #73 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #182 alternative song of 1994 and #2,785 alternative song of all time.
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"Halah" comes from She Hangs Brightly, Mazzy Star's 1990 album, written by David Roback and Hope Sandoval and produced by Roback. It's their partnership at its most spellbound: his acoustic and electric guitars drifting like smoke, her voice hushed and half-asleep, and a tambourine she shakes herself keeping a lazy time.
Paul Olguin on bass and Keith Mitchell on drums barely raise their voices, and that restraint is the whole trick. It sounds like the last hour before dawn, slow and sad and weirdly comforting.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 | 107 |
| 1994 | 73 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 910 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 1277 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1278 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1279 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1278 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1263 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1264 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1264 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 636 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2022 | 773 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2023 | 857 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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