Song · St. Vincent
“Birth in Reverse” by St. Vincent
From the album St. Vincent (2014)
“Birth in Reverse” by St. Vincent appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2014 and 2025. It was first released in 2014 on the album St. Vincent. Its best result is #36 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2015.
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"Birth in Reverse" was the first taste of St. Vincent's self-titled fourth album, surfacing in December 2013 ahead of the record's 2014 release on Republic, and it's dance-rock with its wires deliberately crossed. John Congleton produced, recorded and mixed it; McKenzie Smith drives the drums, Bobby Sparks adds Minimoog, and St. Vincent handles the vocal and the guitar, which PopMatters heard tearing a hole in the fabric of space.
Critics were into it: Pitchfork called it vibrant, and it placed 56th in the Village Voice's Pazz & Jop poll for 2014. Willo Perron's video sets Annie Clark against a field of stars, dancing and playing, and in May 2014 she took the song to the season finale of Saturday Night Live.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2014 | 89 |
| 2014 | 66 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2014 | 104 |
| 2014 | 99 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014 | 200 |
| 2015 | 36 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2015 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 518 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 741 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
Also listed as: Birth In Reverse.
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