Song · Tegan and Sara
“Hell” by Tegan and Sara
From the album Sainthood (2009)
“Hell” by Tegan and Sara appears on 16 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2009 and 2019. It was first released in 2009 on the album Sainthood. Its best result is #38 on the 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #226 alternative song of 2009 and #7,626 alternative song of all time.
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"Hell" first surfaced on October 23, 2009, a few days ahead of Sainthood, the sixth studio album from Canadian duo Tegan and Sara, which Sire Records put out in Britain on October 26 and in America a day later. Chris Walla and Howard Redekopp produced the song, and David Sardy mixed it.
The duo pitched Sainthood as a record about devotion and self-deception, about being on your best behavior for the one you want and getting hooked on romantic ideals. It also broke one of their habits: they usually write apart, but this is the first of their albums with a song the pair wrote together. The title took its cue from a Leonard Cohen lyric, and the album made the shortlist for the 2010 Polaris Music 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 87 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 66 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 | 102 |
| 2009 | 57 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2009 | 88 |
| 2009 | 97 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009 | 103 |
| 2009 | 62 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009 | 89 |
| 2009 | 66 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2009 | 89 |
| 2009 | 66 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2009 | 100 |
| 2009 | 99 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 | 100 |
| 2010 | 88 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 | 101 |
| 2010 | 38 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 | 102 |
| 2010 | 42 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2010 | 95 |
| 2010 | 99 | 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA | 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 362 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2011 | 1978 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2019 | 812 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 812 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
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