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“This Mess We're In” by PJ Harvey featuring Thom Yorke
From the album Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000) Featuring Thom Yorke
“This Mess We're In” by PJ Harvey featuring Thom Yorke appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 2000 on the album Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea. Its best result is #11 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #137 alternative song of 2001.
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"This Mess We're In" turns up on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea, the fifth studio album PJ Harvey released through Island on October 23, 2000, and it's the track where she shares the spotlight. Thom Yorke comes in as a guest and takes the lead vocal, with Harvey singing alongside him, and the pairing plays less like a star cameo than two voices circling each other after closing time.
Harvey wrote the words and music and plays guitar herself; Rob Ellis handles drums and piano, and Mick Harvey covers bass and keyboards. The album was cut over March and April 2000, its love songs soaked in her fondness for New York City, and it became her second big commercial success after To Bring You My Love, going on to win the 2001 Mercury Prize.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 | 191 |
| 2001 | 23 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 355 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 909 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 884 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2026 | 1018 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Also listed as: This Mess We're In (ft. Thom Yorke).
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