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“Valentine” by Snail Mail
From the album Valentine (2021)
“Valentine” by Snail Mail appears on 10 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2021 and 2022. It was first released in 2021 on the album Valentine. Its best result is #1 on the WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #198 alternative song of 2021 and #257 of the '20s.
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"Valentine" opens the Snail Mail album of the same name, and it went out first, as the lead single, on September 15, 2021. Lindsey Jordan, the only member of Snail Mail, wrote it herself and produced it with Brad Cook, and it began as a ballad called "Adore You" that picked up its chorus in the studio.
That graft is the whole trick. Hushed, synth-lit verses give way to choruses where the guitars come crashing in, and the subject is heartbreak at full volume. In the video, a dinner-party guest makes the mistake of kissing her lover, and Jordan kills him. Critics put it on their lists of 2021's best songs, and it reached No. 23 on the US Adult Alternative Airplay chart and No. 32 on Alternative Airplay.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 89 | WYEP Pittsburgh, PA | WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2021 | 91 |
| 2021 | 49 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 33 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 63 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2021 | 88 |
| 2021 | 14 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2021 | 104 |
| 2021 | 48 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 1 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2022 | 38 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2022 | 106 |
| 2022 | 73 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2022 | 103 |
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