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“Special” by Mew
From the album And the Glass Handed Kites (2005)
“Special” by Mew appears on 8 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2006 and 2014. It was first released in 2005 on the album And the Glass Handed Kites. Its best result is #74 on The End Top 107 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #396 alternative song of 2006 and #3,589 alternative song of all time.
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"Special" comes from And the Glass Handed Kites, the 2005 album from Mew, and it's credited to the whole band. Jonas Bjerre sings lead, Bo Madsen plays guitar, Johan Wohlert is on bass and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen on drums. Michael Beinhorn produced it and engineered alongside Frank Filipetti and Felipe Tichauer, and Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby did the mixing, a big crew for a band that sounds like it's reaching for the rafters.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 74 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1300 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1543 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1561 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1593 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1661 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1730 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1797 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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