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“Andrew in Drag” by The Magnetic Fields
From the album Love at the Bottom of the Sea (2012)
“Andrew in Drag” by The Magnetic Fields appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2012. It was first released in 2012 on the album Love at the Bottom of the Sea. Its best result is #20 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #130 indie & aaa song of 2012.
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"Andrew in Drag" was the first single from Love at the Bottom of the Sea, the Magnetic Fields' 2012 album, and Stephin Merritt wrote the words and music alone. The setup is sly: a man watches his straight friend do a drag act and finds himself thoroughly turned on, and the song turns that jolt into a study of how baffling, tangled and fleeting queer love and desire can be.
Scott Valins directed the video, which Merge Records premiered on its YouTube channel on February 2, 2012, and the Shins later covered the song.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012 | 89 |
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