Song · Regina Spektor
“Blue Lips” by Regina Spektor
From the album Far (2009)
“Blue Lips” by Regina Spektor appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2009. It was first released in 2009 on the album Far. Its best result is #94 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #680 alternative song of 2009.
For Far, her fifth studio album, released by Sire in June 2009, Regina Spektor spread the songs across several producers (she likened making a record to taking a class and wanted "multiple professors"), and "Blue Lips" went to Jeff Lynne. Lynne, who founded the Electric Light Orchestra, rarely takes on newcomers, but her demo tapes floored him; she, for her part, hadn't known his work when they first met. Unlike David Kahne and Mike Elizondo, he didn't share the production credit with her.
Spektor wrote it alone and plays piano and keyboards. Lynne handles guitar, 12-string guitar and bass himself, Marc Mann adds keyboards and Steve Jay works the shakers, and Mann and Jay engineered and mixed it between them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99 | 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA | 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 | 106 |
| 2009 | 94 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 | 100 |
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