Song · Stroke 9
“Letters” by Stroke 9
From the album Nasty Little Thoughts (1999)
“Letters” by Stroke 9 appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2000. It was first released in 1999 on the album Nasty Little Thoughts. Its best result is #80 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #329 alternative song of 2000.
"Letters" is one of the two singles Stroke 9 took from Nasty Little Thoughts, the band's third album, which Universal released on September 7, 1999. Luke Esterkyn, Greg Gueldner, John McDermott and Eric Stock share the writing credit, and Jerry Harrison produced it; across the whole album he shared the producer's chair with Rupert Hine.
Like "Little Black Backpack", it made Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Critics split on the record as a whole, though the San Francisco Examiner heard hooks as hefty as a battleship's anchor, plenty of meaty guitar and fine singing, with boyish soul-searching cut by a light sense of humor. The album went gold on April 21, 2000.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000 | 101 |
| 2000 | 86 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000 | 100 |
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