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“Hayfever” by The Trash Can Sinatras
From the album I've Seen Everything (1993)
“Hayfever” by The Trash Can Sinatras appears on 13 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2013. It was first released in 1993 on the album I've Seen Everything. Its best result is #188 on the CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,348 alternative song of all time.
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"Hayfever" kicked off the Trash Can Sinatras' second album, I've Seen Everything, as its lead single in 1993: a jangling slice of Scottish guitar pop credited to all five members and produced by Ray Shulman. They cut it at Shabby Road Studios in Kilmarnock and mixed it down at Orinoco Studios in London.
It's bright, busy and a little breathless, guitars chiming as if the band had quit worrying about who was listening, which is roughly what Melody Maker's Paul Mathar heard when he called it a pleasant surprise. Penny Kiley of the Liverpool Echo placed them in the Scottish pop line of the Bluebells and Aztec Camera. The single stalled at 61 in the UK but climbed to 11 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 188 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 188 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 190 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 190 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 190 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 190 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 192 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1733 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1725 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1753 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1796 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1872 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1944 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
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