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“The Laws Have Changed” by The New Pornographers
From the album Electric Version (2003)
“The Laws Have Changed” by The New Pornographers appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2006. It was first released in 2003 on the album Electric Version. Its best result is #348 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,063 alternative song of all time.
A.C. Newman wrote "The Laws Have Changed", words and music both, for Electric Version, the second album by Canadian indie rock crew the New Pornographers, which Matador and Mint put out together in May 2003. The band mixed it themselves with Howard Redekopp.
The record around it went over big with the critics. Village Voice critics put Electric Version seventh in their 2003 Pazz & Jop poll, PopMatters ranked it 20th among the year's best music, and when Rolling Stone totted up the 100 best albums of the decade in 2009, it landed at number 79.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 348 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
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