Song · The Ataris
“The Saddest Song” by The Ataris
From the album So Long, Astoria (2003)
“The Saddest Song” by The Ataris appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations in 2003. It was first released in 2003 on the album So Long, Astoria. Its best result is #56 on the Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #126 alternative song of 2003.
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Kris Roe wrote "The Saddest Song" about the distance between him and his daughter, Starla, and reached back into the wreckage of his own childhood to get there. The Ataris put the ballad on So Long, Astoria, their fourth album, released in 2003, and Columbia Records later sent it out as the album's third and last single.
It's emo at its most openly wounded, a father singing across the miles. The video puts the band in an empty, abandoned house, while a young girl wanders the rooms looking for them, and the song climbed to 27 on the US Modern Rock chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 63 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 | 105 |
| 2003 | 72 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
| 2003 | 66 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 | 103 |
| 2003 | 56 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 | 103 |
Also listed as: Saddest Song.
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