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“Heavy cross” by The Gossip
From the album Music for Men (2009)
“Heavy cross” by The Gossip appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2009. It was first released in 2009 on the album Music for Men. Its best result is #2 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #109 alternative song of 2009.
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"Heavy Cross" kicked off Music for Men, Gossip's fourth album, in April 2009, and it turned a band that had been playing it live for two years into an international act, a top-ten hit across Europe and a huge one in Germany. Rick Rubin produced it, and Greg Fidelman recorded and mixed it.
The trick is in the guitar. Nathan Howdeshell was chasing the arpeggiated synth of Charlie's "Spacer Woman", so he detuned and muted his strings to mimic it, then laid a bass synth underneath instead of a real bass, steeped in vintage darkwave. Beth Ditto brought the Donna Summer side, with Siouxsie and the Banshees in the mix too, and she has described the song as a tribute to her friends as creative re-creators. It's dance-punk that actually makes you dance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2009 | 30 |
| 2009 | 31 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009 | 89 |
| 2009 | 16 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 | 100 |
| 2009 | 47 | WBRU Providence, RI | WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 | 96 |
Also listed as: Heavy Cross.
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