Song · Nouvelle Vague
“I Melt With You” by Nouvelle Vague
From the album Nouvelle Vague (2004)
“I Melt With You” by Nouvelle Vague appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2005 and 2024. It was first released in 2004 on the album Nouvelle Vague. Its best result is #61 on the WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #589 alternative song of 2005.
Nouvelle Vague's "I Melt With You" comes from the French group's 2004 debut album, a record made entirely of post-punk and new wave songs recast as easy listening and bossa nova. Even the band's name is a pun: the French phrase translates as new wave in English and bossa nova in Portuguese, and it tips its hat to the French film movement of the 1950s and '60s as well.
The trick was to cast singers who had never heard the songs they were covering, and here the voice belongs to Silja. The band produced it themselves, while the writing credit stays with the song's authors, Richard Brown, Michael Conroy, Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell and Stephen Walker.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 61 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 622 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
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