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“Drain the Blood” by The Distillers
From the album Coral Fang (2003)
“Drain the Blood” by The Distillers appears on 11 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2003 and 2004. It was first released in 2003 on the album Coral Fang. Its best result is #50 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #147 alternative song of 2003 and #7,414 alternative song of all time.
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Brody Dalle wrote "Drain the Blood" on her own, words and music, and it came out in October 2003 on Coral Fang, the Distillers' third album. Sire Records released it, which made Coral Fang the punk band's first record for a major label, and it is still their most recent album.
The song picked up a nomination for Best Single at the 2004 Kerrang! Awards. The album did well by the year-end lists, too: Kerrang! named it the seventh best album of 2003, Q put it at 20 among its Recordings of the Year, and Blender ranked it 27th in its 50 Greatest CDs of the year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 92 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 | 107 |
| 2003 | 51 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 | 91 |
| 2003 | 85 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2003 | 92 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 50 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 94 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2004 | 83 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 | 91 |
| 2004 | 99 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 | 102 |
| 2004 | 165 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 | 227 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1957 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1957 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
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