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“Bug Like an Angel” by Mitski
From the album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (2023)
“Bug Like an Angel” by Mitski appears on 12 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2023 and 2026. It was first released in 2023 on the album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We. Its best result is #17 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #379 alternative song of 2023.
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"Bug Like an Angel" comes from The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, Mitski's seventh studio album, out on Dead Oceans on September 15, 2023. It was one of four singles that promoted the record between July and October, alongside "Star", "Heaven" and "My Love Mine All Mine", and Mitski wrote it by herself, words and music.
Patrick Hyland produced the album, which was recorded at the Bomb Shelter in Nashville and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, and it wanders through Americana, country, folk and orchestral pop. Critics praised it across the board, fixing on how raw her lyrics feel and how little the stripped-down music gets in their way.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 59 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2023 | 89 |
| 2023 | 17 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2023 | 89 |
| 2023 | 93 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2023 | 103 |
| 2023 | 73 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2023 | 100 |
| 2023 | 29 | WYEP Pittsburgh, PA | WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2023 | 91 |
| 2023 | 50 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
| 2023 | 26 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2023 | 98 |
| 2023 | 78 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
| 2023 | 21 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2023 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 798 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 452 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 733 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
Also listed as: Bug Like An Angel.
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