Song · XTC
“Ten Feet Tall” by XTC
From the album Drums and Wires (1979)
“Ten Feet Tall” by XTC appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1979 on the album Drums and Wires. Its best result is #1824 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,914 alternative song of all time.
"Ten Feet Tall" belongs to bassist Colin Moulding, who wrote it and sings it on Drums and Wires, the third XTC album, released by Virgin on 17 August 1979. Moulding's impatience with the band's quirky tag had pushed XTC toward a more accessible, pop-minded record than Go 2, and here he steps up to the microphone himself.
Steve Lillywhite produced, with Terry Chambers on drums, and the album was knocked out in four weeks at London's newly built Town House studio, where Lillywhite and engineer Hugh Padgham were starting to develop their gated reverb technique. It was also the first XTC album with guitarist Dave Gregory, who had replaced keyboardist Barry Andrews earlier that year, and the first to be issued in America.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1959 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1824 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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