Song · TV on the Radio
“I Was a Lover” by TV on the Radio
From the album Return to Cookie Mountain (2006)
“I Was a Lover” by TV on the Radio appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2024. It was first released in 2006 on the album Return to Cookie Mountain. Its best result is #608 on The Best Opening Tracks of All Time.
"I Was a Lover" sits on Return to Cookie Mountain, TV on the Radio's second studio album, which 4AD released worldwide on July 3, 2006, before Interscope and Touch and Go brought it to the US and Canada that September. Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone share the vocals, Dave Sitek covers bass, guitar and sampler, Jaleel Bunton plays drums, and Gerard Smith, on the first album to feature him as the band's keyboardist, is on piano.
The record it comes from was greeted with near-unanimous praise, and plenty of critics went on to name Return to Cookie Mountain among the best albums of 2006 and of the decade.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 608 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
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