Worst single of 2004 thus far

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Can't currently see past Alistair Griffin and 'Bring It On'. But should I be considering myself fortunate that this currently represents the peak of 'orridness for me in terms of singles released in 2004?

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Still only January, buddy. There will be innumerable sins visited upon us by May.

― Llahtuos Kcin (Nick Southall), Sunday, 25 January 2004 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Aye, just having had to sit through the whole of that and Amy Studt and 'Ladies Night' and Katie Melua thus far today, I'm a bit anti-mellow at the moment.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

OH, and here's Motorcycle. It just gets better and better.

Today's chart competition - hang out backstage at Top Of The Pops with Wes AND Tim Kash, possibly at the same time.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought Tim Kash was actually a made-up character?

― Llahtuos Kcin (Nick Southall), Sunday, 25 January 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought this was going to be about Maroon 5.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 25 January 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Amy Studt's an early contender, definitely.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't hate the Maroon 5 single. Which confuses me, cos I feel like I should.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Michelle McManus... esp. considering how it's hogging the top spot.
Amy Studt is awfully pointless, yes, though not really as detestable as the above, as it seems to have tactfully disappeared without trace!

― Tom May (Tom May), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, here's some Chris Moyles banter. Grand.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

(in other chart news, Hey Ya! is top 5 this week)

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

(top 4...)

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:31 (twenty-two years ago)

It's like yesteryear isn't it? Songs climbing left, right and centre... well, actually two of the good recent ones; Kelis and Outkast. :-) Not forgetting Jamelia's "Superstar" last year.

― Tom May (Tom May), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

This is a quality top ten, only two real blemishes (Michelle, Osbournes). I'm starting to like Gary Jules too.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

One can hope that Kelis may climb again... probably will prove a forlorn hope, but well, who knows how well McManus' sales will hold up. Nobody spoil it... as i've not looked at any midweeks.

― Tom May (Tom May), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

And Michelle wins again. Bother.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not sure how anyone could enjoy hearing the Maroon 5 song in its entirety.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Not enjoy, just not hate.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Well... no need now... :-( Who on earth is buying the Michelle McManus nonsense of a single?

― Tom May (Tom May), Sunday, 25 January 2004 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

feels like a conspiracy to just not release any decent singles to battle with Michelle - nothing has actually been released this year which actually says 'i'm a number one single' - that said it's been quite cool seeing 'Milkshake' - probably Kelis's most 'uncompromising' single yet and one of the Neps most minimal tunes yet remaining on the pop side of the coin - come so close.

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 25 January 2004 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Next week I reckon it's gone. Pink will most likely take the top spot.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 19:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink's new one (not "Trouble", but the other one) is pretty fucking awful. Oh, and fuckin' "Change Clothes" makes me want to....blah blah blah.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 25 January 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Stereophonics have a new single which manages to outdo Alistair Griffin and Amy Studt for teeth-grinding shitness, and maybe even Michelle McManus as well.

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 25 January 2004 19:49 (twenty-two years ago)

1. Change Clothes was last year.
2. Its great.

― djdee2005, Sunday, 25 January 2004 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

JC Chasez, easily.

― Joseph McCombs, Sunday, 25 January 2004 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink's new one is very poor, yes.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Sunday, 25 January 2004 21:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought Tim Kash was actually a made-up character?

I did some TV work with him a few years ago when he presented on pisspoor channe; Network Of The World, broadcasting videogames news and music bllether to Saudi Arabia (troo fakt). I can confirm that he was actully a very sweet a funny lad. Not surprised in the least that he's got so far, though i haven't seen TOTP since he started presenting...

― stevie (stevie), Sunday, 25 January 2004 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Toxic -Britney Spears.

I think her time is def. up now.

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Sunday, 25 January 2004 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

toxic's great!

― mark p (Mark P), Sunday, 25 January 2004 21:51 (twenty-two years ago)

erghhhhhhhh it's terrible!

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Sunday, 25 January 2004 21:53 (twenty-two years ago)

toxic's great!

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 25 January 2004 22:49 (twenty-two years ago)

it really is. the video is total batshit insanity, too.

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 25 January 2004 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I still haven't seen the "Toxic" video. I imagine it's pretty awesome, right?

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Monday, 26 January 2004 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I have to confess that Pink's new video gives me a stiffy even though she usually makes me barf.

― Iam Anonentity, Monday, 26 January 2004 04:20 (twenty-two years ago)

toxic's great!

― mullygrubber (gaz), Monday, 26 January 2004 05:42 (twenty-two years ago)

ok, just forget i mentioned it okay?

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Monday, 26 January 2004 06:29 (twenty-two years ago)

toxic's great!

I've heard a lot of mediocre singles so far this year but nothing that really brings out the hater in me. (I've only heard Michelle once, not heard Griffin at all, have avoided all of the Nu Rock that seems to have infested the top 40)

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 26 January 2004 11:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Toxic is the one with 'sexy jeans', yes?

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 26 January 2004 11:55 (twenty-two years ago)

No, sexy jeans is "Outrageous".

The worst single of 2004 is so clearly that Offspring one.

― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 26 January 2004 12:10 (twenty-two years ago)

The only one that's really got me annoyed thus far this year is the Boogie Pimps.

― Phoebe Dinsmore, Monday, 26 January 2004 12:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Toxic's great!!! The video clip is best thing ever!!!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 00:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I actually kinda don't mind "Toxic" either. I mean, it doesn't sound like it was recorded by a human being (but then....none of her records do), and I like the stuttering beginning. I also highly approve of the video's cyber-RunLolaRun-slutty-assassin vibe.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

The ice man thaws!!!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 00:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I've just heard Elbow's new single.... worst single of mankind's existence on earth so far.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 00:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I like "Toxic," and the song before and song after it on her CD, and the wacky bhangra remix of the Madonna duet at the end, and (mostly, and probably obviously) the song with the Ying Yang Twins and banjos.

The single that has ANNOYED me the most so far this year if "Fuck It I Don't Want You Back" or whatever by Eamon. I'm not sure if it's a good kind of annoying or a bad kind of annoying yet, though. I'm leaning toward a bad kind. But at least it doesn't bore me, right?

― chuck, Wednesday, 28 January 2004 00:16 (twenty-two years ago)

three months pass...

InMe have a new single out.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 30 April 2004 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

toxic is easily britney's best single.. and everyone knows black eyed peas little OWN the worst single category these days..

― chris andrews (fraew), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I repeat: InMe have a new single out. Anyone who can hear that and then think Hey Mama is the worst single of the year has a wide variety of screws loose.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Toxic's great! I retroactively crammed it onto my 2003 MP3 CDR (along w/Felix da Housecat's "Cyberwhore"; that is not a mutual commentary, thx)

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:22 (twenty-two years ago)

haha I like that Maroon 5 song now. Usually if there's something that aggressively irks me I'll end up digging it eventually.

I'm voting for Chingy's "One Call Away" now.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

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"1985"

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 5 November 2004 00:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Fatboy Slim - "Slash Dot Slash"?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 5 November 2004 01:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Dirty Vegas. That schmaltzy ick thing about walking into the sunset or whatever the hell and I don't even want to know the title or I'll start hearing it in my head.

― Thea (Thea), Friday, 5 November 2004 01:26 (twenty-one years ago)

the new nas single has to be up there

― artdamages (artdamages), Friday, 5 November 2004 01:32 (twenty-one years ago)

billstevejim, you have three first names, which is twee, so stop hating on girl-pop. fefe dobson will kick your ass and so will my daughter.

actually, the second sentence isn't true.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:19 (twenty-one years ago)

if your daughter is the gm of the red stars it is very true

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:23 (twenty-one years ago)

that's my brother's daughter, who is two years old. my daughter's team is the bunny hop and they're gonna get their butt kicked this weekend BY ME.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:25 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah jay fiedler's gonna light it up haha

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:30 (twenty-one years ago)

"Eighth World Wonder" (or whatever it's called) or "1985".

― C0L1N B3CK3TT (Colin Beckett), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Eighth World Wonder is pretty awful but there is a delightful DISCO mix that completely redeems it.

Slash Dot Dash does sound like a late contender.

― edward o (edwardo), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I agree with colin on "eighth world wonder"

hey blount both of my QBs are on bye weeks! and fiedler's due. plus, if he has a shitty game and my daughter wins, that's a good thing, right? i figure I can't really just THROW a game, that's unethical and i'm the commish like proto-chiklis.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:41 (twenty-one years ago)

man i should put "fiedler's due" on the excelsior thread

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:43 (twenty-one years ago)

hahahaha

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:44 (twenty-one years ago)

billstevejim, you have three first names, which is twee, so stop hating on girl-pop.

Me hate girl pop? Tha'ts unpossible.

― billstevejim, Friday, 5 November 2004 02:48 (twenty-one years ago)

yr list just seemed a little skewed to me, but maybe it's cause you listen to a whole bunch of it so fefe and the duffs and joss stone came up more often, so okay, I take it back like a time machine

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:51 (twenty-one years ago)

"new kicks" "eight world wonder" and "slash dot dash" resonate with me as truly noteworthy horseshit. simple plan's "Welcome To My Life" deserves the brown eye.

i usually hate these lists though.

I'll totally defend "just lose it," "1985" and "Cold Hard Bitch." Because I think Fountains Of Wayne needs to be more Blink-182 (and vica versa), I'm glad SOME indie fops are actually using the sonic elements of prime-era AC/DC rather than just buying the shirt, and "fellas! WHAT? fellas! WHAT? grab your left nut, make your right one jealous! what?" cracks me up every time (along with a dozen other hooks in that track, for all its sloppiness).

― miccio, Friday, 5 November 2004 02:55 (twenty-one years ago)

yr list just seemed a little skewed to me, but maybe it's cause you listen to a whole bunch of it so fefe and the duffs and joss stone came up more often, so okay, I take it back like a time machine

NICE.

― billstevejim, Friday, 5 November 2004 02:56 (twenty-one years ago)

20 Let’s Go - Trick Daddy

What. the. fuck?

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Friday, 5 November 2004 02:59 (twenty-one years ago)

o man at first i thought you were listing that djdee!

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 5 November 2004 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Its better than the song it samples!

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Friday, 5 November 2004 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)

We'll see, maybe I'll hate it less in a week or 2.

― billstevejim, Friday, 5 November 2004 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)

something by New Found Glory should make the list, but distinctions aren't cost-effective (as xgau would say).

― miccio, Friday, 5 November 2004 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)

o dee i wouldn't go that far! i do like that it's the first definite concrete example of at-bat music inspiring/impacting a pop song.

― cinniblount (James Blount), Friday, 5 November 2004 03:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Also: Spiderbait-"Black Betty"

― C0L1N B3CK3TT (Colin Beckett), Friday, 5 November 2004 03:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Joe Nichols - "If Nobody Believed in You"

― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 5 November 2004 03:14 (twenty-one years ago)

There's some new Pierce Brosnan flick out soon and the TV trailer contains a gurn-thud gruntrockified cover of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love". I reserve judgement for now, but I just wanted to bring it up just in case.

― MC Transmaniacon (natepatrin), Friday, 5 November 2004 04:21 (twenty-one years ago)

No hate for "flap your wings"?
I'll nominate.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 5 November 2004 06:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Counting Crows, "Big Yellow Taxi", unless it was actually released in 2003, in which event it knocks Jann Arden's "Love Is The Only Soldier" down to 2nd worst of 2003.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 5 November 2004 07:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm with you vs. Nelly, Tofu!

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 5 November 2004 08:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Also: Spiderbait-"Black Betty"

teehee! i find it amusing that this was their biggest selling single but from their worst selling album (and this was a band that used to sell shiteloads of albums....)

― the surface noise (slight return) (electricsound), Friday, 5 November 2004 08:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Dykehouse - "Chain Smoking"

On its own, possibly forgivable. But the way it ruins Midrange...goddamn!

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Friday, 5 November 2004 10:04 (twenty-one years ago)

'What You Waiting For?' or "Do Shut Up, You Stupid Ho."

Hey Mama is the best thing BEP have ever done. It's hideous, but it's miles better than "Shut Up" or "Joints & Jams" or "Request/Line".
-- edward o (edwardo...), June 22nd, 2004.

I think this settles it. I think the video affects my judgement of the track something fierce (the second half of the video with the BEP dancing is a moment of redemption), but I think it's good for a dance.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Friday, 5 November 2004 11:13 (twenty-one years ago)

[spiderbait x-post]
no way! it sold less even than their Au Go Go stuff? (actually haven't they been doing pretty badly with the last few records anyway?)

― kit brash (kit brash), Friday, 5 November 2004 11:38 (twenty-one years ago)

"Fell In Love With A Boy" and Jet both good answers, but JoJo's "Leave" is pretty striking, too, in its way: I mean, ok, it's basically just a watery forgettable R&B track, except there's those enthusiastic cheerleader backing vocals that act as if it's "Hit 'Em Up Style" or something, and they just drive home how lifeless the track is and how JoJo really doesn't manage to sound even slightly miffed, just sort of sadbored. Last year's retro-Britney teen hit was Stacie Orrico, and this year we get this??

(JoJo herself is cool, tho, from what I saw on TRL.)

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Friday, 5 November 2004 12:26 (twenty-one years ago)

so no one on this thread has heard "Radio" by Robbie Williams then?

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 5 November 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, it's such a natural fit we somehow keep forgetting it.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Friday, 5 November 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Toxic's great!

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Friday, 5 November 2004 15:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Artist : Joe Nichols

Title : If Nobody Believed In You

Genre : Country

I watched him take the two strike call:
He hadn't tried to swing at all.
I guess he'd had all that he could take,
He walked away, for goodness sake.
His father's voice was loud an' mean:
"You won't amount to anything."

That little boy quit tryin',
He just walked away.
There were teardrops on his face.
Tell me, how would you feel?
You'd probably give up too,
If nobody believed in you.

That old man said: "One more try"
"I know I'm not too old to drive,
"I promise, son, I'll do my best,
"This time, I'm gonna pass the test."
"Give me the keys, Dad, an' get in."
His father never drove again.

That old man quit tryin',
He just turned away.
An' there were teardrops on his face.
Tell me, how would you feel?
You'd probably give up too,
If nobody believed in you.

We take His name out of schools.
The lawyers say it breaks the rules.
Pledge of allegiance can't be writ,
An' under God, should not be said.
I wonder how He will take.
I just pray it's not too late.

What if God quit tryin',
He just turned away?
There were teardrops on his face?
Tell me, how would you feel?
You'd probably give up too,
If nobody believed in you.

Tell me, how would you feel?
You'd probably give up too,
If nobody believed in you.

― chuck, Friday, 5 November 2004 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG God = Kanye West! The Deist Dropout!

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 5 November 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

MASS FUCKING DESTRUCTION FOR FUCK'S SAKE ARE YOU PEOPLE DEAF AND BLIND (WHICH WOULD MAKE YOU UNABLE TO READ LYRIC SHEETS OR LOOK AT MAXI JAZZ'S STUPID FUCKING FACE WITH THE SMUG LOOK OF A MAN WHO KNOWS THAT HIS ENTIRE FANBASE CONSISTS OF PEOPLE WHO "DID SOME ECSTASIES" BACK IN 1988 AND HAS SPENT THE PAST 16 YEARS PRETENDING TO HAVE SOME INTEREST IN DANCE CULTURE WHILST STEADILY CLIMBING THE RANKS AS A SALESMAN FOR DELL COMPUTERS).

"Frontin'" by Jamie Cullum isn't very good either.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 5 November 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Ouch. That song Chuck posted could sound like Captain Beefheart singing for the Bar-Kays and I'd still nominate it for easy worst single of the year.

― MC Transmaniacon (natepatrin), Friday, 5 November 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

"mass destruction," on the other hand = great. (and the rest of the album is pretty good too. now I know what example to use whilst complaining about electronica-snob rockism, ha.)

― elrod hendrix, Friday, 5 November 2004 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Are you a caucasian or a poor Asian, Elrod?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 5 November 2004 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, I've just noticed that no-one's mentioned 'I Believe My Heart' yet...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 5 November 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

What if God quit tryin',
He just turned away?
There were teardrops on his face?
Tell me, how would you feel?

I'D LAUGH LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER

― "Flashback" - Ministry (Dan Perry), Friday, 5 November 2004 18:17 (twenty-one years ago)

"Are you a caucasian or a poor Asian, Elrod? "

http://members.aol.com/vibaseball/hendricks.html

― elrod hendrix, Friday, 5 November 2004 18:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Chuck and Mr. Snrub both OTMFM. I ranted about this song yesterday. I think it's the worst single because the songwriter (I don't think Joe wrote it) tries to rhyme "writ" and "said." Idjit.

― righteousmaelstrom, Friday, 5 November 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I loved all the "toxic's great"s during the early bit of this thread.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 5 November 2004 22:49 (twenty-one years ago)

LIL FLIP - SUNSHINE

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 5 November 2004 23:42 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm tempted to concur, though all I can remember about it was thinking "ok until I am in another relationship I don't want to hear another self-serving corporate-merger girl-may-i-propose-a-civil-union-cuz-you-hot-and-not-in-my-way track in my life"

― miccio, Friday, 5 November 2004 23:45 (twenty-one years ago)

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