Song · The Pixies
“La La Love You” by The Pixies
From the album Doolittle (1989)
“La La Love You” by The Pixies appears on 8 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2003 and 2014. It was first released in 1989 on the album Doolittle. Its best result is #1298 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,872 alternative song of all time.
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"La La Love You" is the Doolittle track where Pixies hand the microphone to the drummer: Dave Lovering takes the lead vocal on a song Black Francis wrote, with Joey Santiago adding background vocals. It sits on the band's second album, released on 4AD in April 1989, the record that broke them and that Melody Maker and Sounds both crowned album of the year.
Gil Norton produced and Steve Haigler mixed, and the lineup is the familiar one, Kim Deal on bass, Lovering behind the kit, Francis and Santiago on electric guitars. On an album whose lyrics trade in torture, death and biblical violence, a song with a title this sweet, sung by the guy at the back, plays like a wink.
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 | 1298 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2007 | 1706 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1681 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1696 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1734 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1808 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1869 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1942 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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