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“Chelsea Dagger” by The Fratellis
From the album Costello Music (2006)
“Chelsea Dagger” by The Fratellis appears on 17 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2006 and 2025. It was first released in 2006 on the album Costello Music. Its best result is #4 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #105 alternative song of 2007 and #3,171 alternative song of all time.
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"Chelsea Dagger" was the second single from Costello Music, the Fratellis' 2006 debut, released that August, and it's the sound of a Scottish pub on a Saturday night turned all the way up. Jon Fratelli wrote it on his own and named it after his wife Heather, who dances burlesque under a stage name that nods at Britney Spears; he pictured the tune as a rock and roll show in some old speakeasy, and that's exactly how it plays, all rattling drums, hollered chants and a chorus with no words to forget.
It reached number five in the UK and two in Scotland, turned triple platinum in 2024, and Rolling Stone put it at 77 on its list of the best songs of 2007. Sports crowds adopted it, and it wound up everywhere from Pitch Perfect and Run Fatboy Run to KitKat ads.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 55 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 61 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2007 | 4 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007 | 103 |
| 2007 | 59 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 172 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
| 2007 | 1683 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1568 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1547 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1578 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1644 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2012 | 634 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
| 2013 | 1690 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2013 | 749 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2014 | 1760 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2022 | 561 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 463 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 277 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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