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“Night In My Veins” by The Pretenders
From the album Last of the Independents (1994)
“Night In My Veins” by The Pretenders appears on 13 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1994 and 2012. It was first released in 1994 on the album Last of the Independents. Its best result is #28 on the Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #60 alternative song of 1994 and #2,749 alternative song of all time.
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"Night in My Veins" comes off Last of the Independents, the Pretenders' 1994 album, and it's Chrissie Hynde in full strut on a greasy, hip-swinging rocker. Hynde wrote it with Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg, and she plays guitar alongside Adam Seymour, while Andy Rourke on bass and Jimmy Copley on drums keep it rolling low and dirty. Ian Stanley produced it. Nothing fancy here, just a band leaning into a groove and a singer who sounds like she owns the night.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 74 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 | 107 |
| 1994 | 69 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 | 106 |
| 1994 | 72 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 | 101 |
| 1994 | 65 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 | 100 |
| 1994 | 28 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 | 94 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1230 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1230 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1232 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1231 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1216 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1216 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1216 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2012 | 810 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
Also listed as: Night in My Veins.
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