Song · Tegan and Sara
“The Con” by Tegan and Sara
From the album The Con (2007)
“The Con” by Tegan and Sara appears on 7 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2007 and 2014. It was first released in 2007 on the album The Con. Its best result is #48 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #316 alternative song of 2008 and #5,378 alternative song of all time.
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The title track of The Con, Tegan and Sara's fifth studio album, arrived in July 2007 and went on to become one of the record's two singles, alongside "Back in Your Head", each with a video of its own. Both twins take the writing credit and share the vocals, with Tegan on guitar and keyboards and a borrowed rhythm section, Hunter Burgan of AFI on bass and Jason McGerr of Death Cab for Cutie on drums, plus extra guitar from Ted Gowans.
The album came out of a rough stretch: Sara fighting Canadian immigration for her girlfriend's work visa, Tegan getting over the end of a five-year relationship, both of them grieving their grandmother. Tegan called the result very dark, a record about getting older, long-term love and endings. The song later found a second audience in Rock Band 3.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 70 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 | 100 |
| 2008 | 48 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2008 | 136 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1813 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1768 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1772 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1834 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1904 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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