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“Don't Delete The Kisses” by Wolf Alice
From the album Visions of a Life (2017)
“Don't Delete The Kisses” by Wolf Alice appears on 14 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2017 and 2026. It was first released in 2017 on the album Visions of a Life. Its best result is #9 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #411 alternative song of 2017.
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"Don't Delete the Kisses" premiered on Beats 1 in July 2017 as the second single from Visions of a Life, Wolf Alice's second album, released through Dirty Hit, and by the English band's own account it was the most synth-heavy thing they had made. Ellie Rowsell said she wanted the kind of song you play with your head out of the car window on a long drive, and a love song that holds nothing back, and it delivers both: shimmering synths, a lovestruck rush of a lyric and a chorus that finally lets rip. Rowsell shares the writing credit with Joff Oddie, Theo Ellis and Joel Amey.
It took its time crossing over, only reaching the UK Top 100 after the band won the 2018 Mercury Prize and played it twice around the win.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 85 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
| 2017 | 102 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2017 | 103 |
| 2017 | 26 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017 | 89 |
| 2017 | 18 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2017 | 88 |
| 2017 | 26 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2017 | 89 |
| 2017 | 9 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 307 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 89 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 467 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2022 | 134 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2025 | 723 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 443 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 650 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
| 2026 | 157 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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