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“Whistle for the Choir” by The Fratellis
From the album Costello Music (2006)
“Whistle for the Choir” by The Fratellis appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2006 and 2007. It was first released in 2006 on the album Costello Music. Its best result is #50 on the WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #535 alternative song of 2007 and #5,757 alternative song of all time.
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The Fratellis put out "Whistle for the Choir" in November 2006 as the third single from Costello Music, and it's the softie of the bunch: a wistful number, the most sentimental and light-hearted thing on the album. It has drawn comparisons to the Libertines' "What Katie Did". Jon Fratelli wrote it, words and music, and Tony Hoffer produced, engineered and mixed it, with Todd Burke also engineering.
It spent part of its life as "Knickers in a Handbag", a working title lifted from a line by the Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, and the sleeve still winks at it, showing a girl holding a pair of knickers over a handbag. It made No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, the band's second British top-10, and climbed to No. 2 at home in Scotland, matching "Chelsea Dagger".
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 | 91 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 | 102 |
| 2007 | 50 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 309 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
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