Song · The Pixies
“Broken Face” by The Pixies
From the album Surfer Rosa (1988)
“Broken Face” by The Pixies appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1988 on the album Surfer Rosa. Its best result is #1944 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,410 alternative song of all time.
Black Francis wrote "Broken Face" for Surfer Rosa, the Pixies' debut album, which 4AD put out in March 1988, a record that trades in mutilation and incest and was laid down with experimental recording tricks and a drum sound all its own. Francis sings lead and plays guitar alongside Joey Santiago, Kim Deal plays bass and sings backup, and Dave Lovering drums. Steve Albini produced and engineered.
The album didn't chart in the UK or the US at first, but it keeps turning up whenever critics rank the great rock albums, Billy Corgan and PJ Harvey have named it an inspiration, and it fed into Nirvana's In Utero, another Albini production.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1944 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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