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“Life in Mono” by Mono
“Life in Mono” by Mono appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1998 and 2005. Its best result is #33 on the WBER Listener Countdown 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #118 alternative song of 1998 and #5,362 alternative song of all time.
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"Life in Mono" was the first single from Formica Blues, the 1997 debut album by the English electronic duo Mono, released on the Echo label on October 28, 1996: a moody slice of trip hop produced by Jim Abbiss, with a composer credit for John Barry. The chorus circles one line of helpless indecision, and its one fancy word was a late addition, slotted in purely to make the rhyme land.
It found a second life as the theme to the 1998 film of Great Expectations; Billboard reckoned its anguished words suited the predicaments of Ethan Hawke's character and likened de Maré's voice to Roberta Flack and Billie Holiday. It also turned up in the Daria episode "Monster" and a Rover 25 launch ad, and Emma Bunton covered it in 2006 for her third album, which took its title.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 | 107 |
| 1998 | 76 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 | 91 |
| 1998 | 33 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 1998 | 98 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 512 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
Also listed as: Life In Mono.
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