Rolling 2004 Best Singles Thread

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When you hear a good single this year you add it to the list, yes?

Numbered just for fun.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 5 January 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

1. Christina Milian - Dip It Low

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 5 January 2004 14:04 (twenty-one years ago)

2 Kelis - 'Milkshake'
3 Basement Jaxx - 'Good Luck'

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 5 January 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

4. Courtney Love - Mono
5. LCD Soundsystem - Yeah
6. Sean Paul feat. Sasha - I'm Still In Love With You
7. Peaches feat. Iggy Pop - Kick It

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 5 January 2004 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

8. JC Chasez - Some Girls

― (jg) ((jg)), Monday, 5 January 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

9. Britney Spears - Toxic

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 5 January 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

10) Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (shocked, but seriously - it sounds like a poncy Scottish Daft Punk! Ace!)
11) Boogie Pimps - Somebody to Love
12) Emma Bunton - I'll Be There

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

The first 30 seconds of the Franz Ferdinand I enjoyed but why oh why do they have to fuck about with the tempo. All these bands think they're so bloody clever with their cockfarming tempo changes - just find a beat and fucking stick to it you rabble!

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

That's you told, Bomb the Bass/Mantronix/Coldcut/Steinski/Grandmaster Flash!

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

My original post had the word "indie" before "bands" but oh no, I thought, I'll take it out, why take pot-shots at indie, it's a new year after all, etc etc, and what do I get?!! Bah.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

13) Junior Senior - Shake Your Coconuts

Am debating whether or not to put Fatman Scoop's new one forward... probably won't. Yet.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't, FMS's nu one is terrible.

Tico -- so only 'real' dance acts can mess with tempo, eh, eh? ;)

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, I used to think that too, but I've just heard it and... hmm...

this may be because I'm currently listening to Amy Studt covering All I Wanna Do, though.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

YES. Indie drummers and fanny dangle do not mix well.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Amy Studt covering All I Wanna Do

For shame! It is a big let-down. Contender for most pointless cover of the year. What's she getting at with the faux-Americana vid, though?

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

14) Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mister Mental

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 5 January 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

15) junior boys - "high come down"

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 5 January 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

(even though it is now - gack - nearly three years old.)

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 5 January 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

16) Skepta ft DEE & Jamie - Thuggish Ruggish.

Kinda old but i think it officially came out today.

― peckham rye, Monday, 5 January 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

i could say Braxe&Falke's 'Arena' and Crystal City' as i suspect my 'Rubicon' championing has got very boring now (they are all on the same single release this month though)

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 5 January 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Eighties Matchbox single is awful.

17. Madrugada - "Majesty"

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 5 January 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

The amy studt video is filmed in the faux american diner that you pass driving out of london on the A40!

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Monday, 5 January 2004 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

it's funny that that Sasha track (two year's old now) is being repromoted as a Sean Paul one. It's rub anyway.

18. Brandy - Turn It Up
19. Beyonce - Me Myself & I (Panjabi MC "Eastern Delight" mix)

― zebedee (zebedee), Monday, 5 January 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

sigh...many a time have i wished to dine at said establishment, but it always looks shut - and you can only access it from the A40 if you're travelling west.

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 5 January 2004 17:54 (twenty-one years ago)

boogie pimps...hmmm, have you seen the video?

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, it is horrifying. i hope c*l*m never sees it.

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

20. Nick Cannon and R. Kelly-"Gigolo"

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

21. Bubba Sparxx-"Back In The Mud"

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

22. Stellastarr* - My Coco

― Chris Jones (Crackity Jones), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

23. 2play feat Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused

― cis (cis), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Joss Stone - Fell in Love With a Boy

I think. Haven't quite made my mind up about this yet. I might grow on me or off me.

― David Merryweather (DavidM), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

(24, sorry)

― David Merryweather (DavidM), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

some people are fudging the "2004" part, i think. (unless this is a us vs. uk release date thing.)

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

tattle-tale

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

25. Air - Cherry Blossom Girl

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

26. victoria beckham - 'this groove'

― cozen¡ (Cozen), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm just guessing that the Kanye West song with the Lauryn Hill sample "Self Concious" will be release as a single in 2004. It ought to be. If so, then that's 27.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Palmcorder Yanja - Mountain Goats

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 5 January 2004 23:52 (twenty-one years ago)

29. Cee-Lo - I'll Be Around
30. Usher - Yeah ('04, right?)
31. Elephant Man - Blessed/Bounty Killer - Hot Like Fire
32. Memphis Bleek ft. Jay-Z - Murda Murda (Scott Storch's production on this sounds like he listened to This Is Not A Test and "Dirt off your Shoulder" and thought "I can *so* do this better". Actually Storch is a great understudy isn't he??)

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 00:15 (twenty-one years ago)

33. Girls Aloud - You Freak Me Out

― Nick H (Nick H), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

34) Belle & Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo

They're playing the Avalanches remix of this on Radio 1 right now. It is tip-top.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 21:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Because what B&S have always been crying out for is a Sudanese choir.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 21:56 (twenty-one years ago)

AVALANCHES REMIX?!!!!!

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Ab-so-lute-ly.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 22:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Featuring a Sudanese choir.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 22:05 (twenty-one years ago)

well duh

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

35. Busta Rhymes, Chingy, Fat Joe, Nick Cannon and Just Blaze - "Shorty (Put It On The Floor)"

― Al (sitcom), Thursday, 8 January 2004 06:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Slim Thug - Still Tippin'

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 8 January 2004 07:29 (twenty-one years ago)

John Vanderslice - "Pale Horse"

― Nick Mirov (nick), Thursday, 8 January 2004 07:39 (twenty-one years ago)

How are there this many singles already? It's only been a week?!

― billstevejim, Thursday, 8 January 2004 07:59 (twenty-one years ago)

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524. Decoration- I Tried It, I Liked It, I Loved It

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 14 September 2004 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

525. The Beatnuts ft Akon- Find Us

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

525. Home Video - Citizen EP (stand-out track: In a Submarine)
526. Max Sedgley - "Happy"
527. Ruede Hagelstein - "Sweaty Balls"

― JoB (JoB), Thursday, 16 September 2004 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

wasn't "Happy" released last year sometime?

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 17 September 2004 08:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Re-released. Still only works when you're dancing.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Friday, 17 September 2004 08:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I've been able to enjoy it sitting down!

― JoB (JoB), Friday, 17 September 2004 09:24 (twenty-one years ago)

joss stone - you had me
lady sovereign - sad ass strippa
chikinki - assassinator 13
the beta band - outside (grew on me a lot)
the scissor sisters - mary
fierce girl - double drop

― teh pow! (blueski), Friday, 17 September 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

that lady sovereign track is indeed k-classic. if i were making a 'Guide To Dissing', "Sad Ass Strippa" would rank somewhere after "The Ripper's Back".

― Dave M. (rotten03), Friday, 17 September 2004 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

ahem, "The Ripper STRIKES Back"

― Dave M. (rotten03), Friday, 17 September 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

joss stone - you had me

Urgh, junior Anastacia!

― JoB (JoB), Friday, 17 September 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

534. The Streets - 'Blinded By The Lights'

― zebedee (zebedee), Friday, 17 September 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

535. Yolanda Perez, "Cuando"

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 17 September 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

536. Rammstein "Amerika"

― Siegbran (eofor), Saturday, 18 September 2004 07:56 (twenty-one years ago)

537. Mooney Suzuki "Alive & Amplified"

― John Fredland (jfredland), Saturday, 18 September 2004 09:56 (twenty-one years ago)

538. Interpol, "Slow Hands"

― jaymc (jaymc), Saturday, 18 September 2004 13:43 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

539. Dannii Minogue/Flower Power thing - You Won't Forget About Me

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Saturday, 2 October 2004 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)

540. Client - Radio (Rex the Dog remix)

― Nik (Nik), Saturday, 2 October 2004 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)

The Glass - Won't Bother Me

― Nik (Nik), Saturday, 2 October 2004 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)

542. Rex the Dog - “Prototype”
543. Misc. - “Rocket Kontrol”
544. Nas/Olu Dara – “Bridging the Gap”
545. Rex the Dog - “Frequency”
546. Jentina – “French Kisses (Switch's Jack the Box Remix)”
547. Basement Jaxx - Give Peace a Chance”

― JoB (JoB), Saturday, 2 October 2004 23:03 (twenty-one years ago)

548. 2Raumwohnung - Spiel Mit (Alter Ego Mix)

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 3 October 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

549. Subtle - 'F.K.O.'
550. Markus Nikolai - 'Bushes' Cagedbaby/Freeform Five/Fantastic Plastic Machine mixes

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Sunday, 3 October 2004 22:33 (twenty-one years ago)

551. Vanessa Carlton - "White Houses"
552. Destiny's Child - "Lose My Breath"

― herbert hebert (herbert hebert), Sunday, 3 October 2004 23:17 (twenty-one years ago)

553. ciara - hotline

― nick.K (nick.K), Sunday, 3 October 2004 23:31 (twenty-one years ago)

554. Camp Actor - Semi-Detched Soul

(this is highlight of new superacey Electronic Bible compilation but was apparently also a single in May, so, yes)

― Alex in Leeds (Alex in Doncaster), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

555 The Killers "Mr Brightside"

― billstevejim, Tuesday, 5 October 2004 23:49 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

556) Do Me Bad Things - Time For Deliverance
557) Deep Dish - Flashdance
558) Mad Capsule Markets - Scary -Delete Streamin Freq From Fear Side-
559) Dead 60's - Riot Radio
560) Super Furry Animals - The Man Don't Give A Fuck - Live From London's Hammersmith Apollo
561) Jimmy Eat World - Pain
562) Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Rise Of The Eagles
563) The Beautiful South - Livin' Thing
564) Misty Dixon - You're So Cruel To My Heart
565) Big Brovaz - Yours Fatally
566) Camera obscura - Keep It Clean

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago)

567. Stars - "Ageless Beauty"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 17:15 (twenty years ago)

536. Rammstein "Amerika"

-- Siegbran (siegbra...), September 18th, 2004.

Seconded.

― Chairman ROFLMAO (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 24 October 2004 20:59 (twenty years ago)

568. Juvenile - Nolia Clap
569. Lil Wayne - Go DJ
570. BG - I Want it U Got it

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Sunday, 24 October 2004 21:03 (twenty years ago)

571. Polysics - 'New Wave'

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Monday, 25 October 2004 08:53 (twenty years ago)

572) Robbie Williams - Radio (O JESU, WHY CAN I NOT MAKE UP MY MIND?)
573) The Futureheads - Meantime
574) Deh Zewwwwtons - Don't Ever Think (Too Much)

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 25 October 2004 08:58 (twenty years ago)

that's nice sandwich, apart from the terrible bread

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 25 October 2004 09:27 (twenty years ago)

575. Björk - Who Is It (Carry My Joy On The Left Carry My Pain On The Right)
576. Dizzee Rascal - Dream

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 25 October 2004 09:58 (twenty years ago)

ohh yay no one has said

577. Vitalic - Fanfares

yet, good lord this is superb

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Monday, 25 October 2004 10:38 (twenty years ago)

578. Shystie - Make It Easy

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 25 October 2004 10:50 (twenty years ago)

278 has got stuck in my head for the last 24 hours or so. God it's awesome. All their stuff is. Has anyone got a release date for the new Girls Aloud album because I need my fix.

― Nick H (Nick H), Monday, 25 October 2004 17:35 (twenty years ago)

29th November, possibly

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Monday, 25 October 2004 18:03 (twenty years ago)

I don't feel so inclined to stick their version of I'll Stand By You in this thread, although it is perfectly fine and everything as theoretical means-to-end (cover-y ballad for Children In Need to finally give them that apparently "all-important" second number one, although when it fails to get to number one the whole thing may be left looking a little rubbish and lazy and ill-conceived)

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Monday, 25 October 2004 18:13 (twenty years ago)

279. Slim Thug - Three Kings

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Monday, 25 October 2004 19:15 (twenty years ago)

580. Kings of Convenience "I'd Rather Dance With You" Cornelius Remix

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Tuesday, 26 October 2004 10:44 (twenty years ago)

581. Utada Hikaru, "Devil Inside"

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 31 October 2004 02:03 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

582. Nelly feat Christina, "tilt your head back"

― cis (cis), Wednesday, 24 November 2004 23:46 (twenty years ago)

583. Lethal Bizzle - 'Pow Pow' (FWD Riddim)
584. Lemon Jelly - 'Stay With You'

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Thursday, 25 November 2004 10:44 (twenty years ago)

585. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- "There She Goes My Beautiful World"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 25 November 2004 10:50 (twenty years ago)

586. Miss Kittin - Requiem For A Hit
587. Mark Lanegan Band - Hit The City
588. Carina Round - Lacuna
589. M.I.A - Galang
590. Brandy - Afrodisiac
591. Kano - Ps & Qs
592. Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For?
593. Kylie Minogue - I Believe In You
594. The 411 - Teardrops

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 25 November 2004 10:56 (twenty years ago)

Can't believe the thread's gone this far and we haven't mentioned...

595. (The Real) Tuesday Weld - Bathtime in Clerkenwell!

― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 28 November 2004 22:46 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

596. Tori Alamaze - Don't Cha

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 18:14 (twenty years ago)

HEY! Where'd the rest of the list go???

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 19:20 (twenty years ago)

597. LCD Soundsystem - "Movement"
598. Babyshambles - "Killamangiro"
599. Snoop Dogg - "Drop It Like It's Hot"
600. The Bloc Party - "Helicopter"
601. Aardvarck - "Cult/Copy Part Two"
602. Pixeltan - "Get Up/Say What"
603. Bugz in the Attic - "Booty La La"
604. Evil Nine feat. Aesop Rock - "Crooked"
605. Sander Kleinenberg - "The Fruit"
606. TTC - "Dans Le Club"
607. Franz Ferdinand - "This Fffire (Playgroup mix)"
608. Seiji - "Yin Yang"
609. Kelis feat. Andre 3000 - "Millionaire"
610. Justus Koehncke - "Sofort"
611. Apparat - Can't Computerize It EP
612. Josh Wink - "516 Acid"
613. Soulwax - "E Talking"
614. Tony Senghore - "Streets of Sandviken"
615. Sunship feat. Warrior Queen - "Almighty Father (Solid Groove Remix)"
616. Slam - "This World (Wighnomy Bros. and Robag Wruhme Bukkelflippers Remix)"
617. Morph - "Solid Snake"
618. Instant Noodles vs. Swag - Decibel Magic EP
619. Whomadewho - "Flat Beat"
620. Rocco Branco - "Kapital"
621. Ignition - "Love is War (Dance City Remix)"
622. Apathy - "It Takes a Seven Nation Army to Hold Us Back"
623. Vybz Kartel - "Gal U Nuh Sadomite"
624. Elephant Man - "Yuh Nuh Badmind"
625. Zero 7 feat. MF Doom - "Somersault (DJ Dangermouse Remix)"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 20:37 (twenty years ago)

four weeks pass...

626. Eric Prydz - "Call On Me"
627. Junior Jack feat. Robert Smith - "Da Hype"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 23:42 (twenty years ago)

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