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“Irish Blood, English Heart” by Morrissey

From the album You Are the Quarry (2004)

“Irish Blood, English Heart” by Morrissey appears on 32 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 2004 and 2022. It was first released in 2004 on the album You Are the Quarry. Its best result is #18 on the BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #67 alternative song of 2004 and #2,359 alternative song of all time.

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19stations
#18best position
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2004–2022years charted

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"Irish Blood, English Heart" was Morrissey's way of breaking a long silence: his first new song in seven years, the single that ushered in his 2004 album You Are the Quarry. Nobody could accuse him of coming back quietly. It's the most openly political thing he'd put his name to, a song that wrestles with what it means to be the son of Irish immigrants growing up in England, and he sings it with his chin up and his fists clenched.

Alain Whyte wrote the music and Jerry Finn produced, and the band slams it home with a punchy, bristling guitar attack that suits the mood. The comeback buzz did the rest: it hit number three in Britain, his highest placing there, and went to number four in Sweden.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 45 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 43 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 91
2004 80 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 106
2004 55 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004 100
2004 82 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004 93
2004 39 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 100
2004 26 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 77
2004 68 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004 89
2004 29 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 101
2004 86 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 102
2004 79 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004 105
2004 73 99X Atlanta, GA 99X Essential 99 of 2004 99
2004 65 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004 88
2004 50 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2004 50
2004 97 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 103

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 1994 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2007 751 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 962 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 128 WYEP WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade 913
2009 980 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 546 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 1014 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1046 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1028 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 879 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2013 18 BBC Radio 6 Music BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years 100
2014 1074 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2016 181 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2019 628 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 628 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2022 203 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 1116 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 603

Also listed as: Irish Blood English Heart.

Charting alongside it in 2004

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