Song · The Tea Party
“A Certain Slant of Light” by The Tea Party
From the album Splendor Solis (1993)
“A Certain Slant of Light” by The Tea Party appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1994. It was first released in 1993 on the album Splendor Solis. Its best result is #98 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #294 alternative song of 1994.
The Tea Party lifted the title of "A Certain Slant of Light" from Emily Dickinson's poem "There's a certain Slant of light", then set it on Splendor Solis, their 1993 album, as a straight-ahead three-piece rock number with lyrics that circle drug addiction. Jeff Martin sings, plays guitar and produced it, with Stuart Chatwood on bass and Jeff Burrows on drums and percussion.
Australia got it as a proper single, and it reached 60 on the ARIA chart in May 1994, while Canada saw it only as a promo. The video, filmed around Kurnell and Kings Cross in Sydney with some of the band's Australian tour crew in it, was Floria Sigismondi's first as a director.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 98 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 | 100 |
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