Monday, February 09, 2004
submeat’s top 100 tracks of 2003: songs to download and love
#1 “Crazy In Love,” Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (Columbia)
And you can’t help but move to “Crazy In Love,” period. Destiny’s fiercest Child erases the thought of anyone else even attempting this song from your brain from the first listen. This is her coming-out party, her “Faith,” her “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Jigga accents rather than overpowers here, and actually plays his role, but it ain’t about him. It’s about that bass drum, so loud it hurts your head, it’s about that thrilling Chi-Lites horn riff, and it’s about B wailing like she knew we’d been waiting for her to do. This is pop perfection. This is the greatest single song released in 2003. It all comes down to alchemy, doesn’t it?
And for the sake of archiving, here's the rest of the top 100, with links to each post:
#2 "Hurt," Johnny Cash
#3 "Ignition Remix," R. Kelly
#4 "How Shall I See You Through My Tears," Sasha Allen, Steven Cutts and Company
#5 "Rock Your Body," Justin Timberlake
#6 "Dance Commander," Electric Six
#7 "What We Do...," Freeway f/Jay-Z and Beanie Siegel
#8 "Clark Gable," Postal Service
#9 "Fix Up, Look Sharp," Dizzee Rascal
#10 "Mundian to Bach Ke," Panjabi MC
#11 "Lucky Star," Basement Jaxx f/Dizzee Rascal
#12 "In Da Club," 50 Cent
#13 "Say Yes," Floetry
#14 "Just Because," Jane's Addiction
#15 "You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys
#16 "All the Things She Said," t.A.T.u.
#17 "Surrender," Javine
#18 "Beautiful (Peter Rauhofer Remix)," Christina Aguilera
#19 "I Believe in a Thing Called Love," the Darkness
#20 "Back in the Day (Puff)," Erykah Badu f/Lenny Kravitz
#21 "Sexual Guarantee," Alcazar
#22 "Stacy's Mom," Fountains of Wayne
#23 "She's Not Just A Pretty Face," Shania Twain
#24 "The Want of a Nail," Company
#25 "21 Questions & Answers (Gee Money Remix)," 50 Cent f/Nate Dogg/Lil' Mo
#26 "Finest Dreams," Richard X vs. Kelis
#27 "The Present Lover," Luomo
#28 "Whenever...," Jody Watley
#29 "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa," George Strait
#30 "Jump," Girls Aloud
#31 "Excuse Me Miss," Jay-Z
#32 "Shannon Stone," Go Home Productions
#33 "The Way You Move," OutKast f/Sleepy Brown
#34 "99 Problems," Jay-Z
#35 "Are You Ready For Love," Elton John
#36 "Frontin'," Pharrell f/Jay-Z
#37 "Lone Cat (Holding On)," Ben Watt
#38 "I'm in Heaven," Jason Nevins presents UKNY f/Holly James
#39 "The Ladies Who Lunch," Alana Allen and Anna Kendrick
#40 "Senorita," Justin Timberlake
#41 "No Letting Go," Wayne Wonder
#42 "Nah!," Shania Twain
#43 "Clocks," Coldplay
#44 "Plug It In," Basement Jaxx f/JC Chasez
#45 "Sly Beyoncé Walks Like A Nerd," Go Home Productions
#46 "Laundromat," Nivea f/R. Kelly
#47 "Three Mississippi," Terri Clark
#48 "December 4th," Jay-Z
#49 "Cell Block Tango," Catherine Zeta-Jones and Company
#50 "Cab Driver," Daryl Hall
#51 "Stormy in the North, Karma in the South," the Wildhearts
#52 "Beautiful," Snoop Dogg f/Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson
#53 "Signs," Beyoncé f/Missy Elliott
#54 "Raining on Sunday," Keith Urban
#55 "Danger! High Voltage!," Electric Six
#56 "Can We Still Be Friends," Mandy Moore
#57 "Faint," Linkin Park
#58 "My Love Is Like...Wo," Mya f/Missy Elliott
#59 "You (Better Let Me Love You x4) Tonight," Richard X f/Tiga
#60 "Bring It On," Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
#61 "Milkshake," Kelis
#62 "Ghettomusick," OutKast
#63 "Get It Together (Peter Rauhofer Classic Club Mix)," Seal
#64 "countryside," brainchild
#65 "Emerge," Fischerspooner
#66 "Photographs," Jody Watley
#67 "Alright," Allen Anthony
#68 "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight," Postal Service
#69 "Baby Boy," Beyoncé f/Sean Paul
#70 "Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)," Willie Nelson and Norah Jones
#71 "Back in the Mud," Bubba Sparxxx
#72 "Sound of the Underground," Girls Aloud
#73 "Love Story (Vs. Finally) (Tim Deluxe Vocal Mix)," Layo + Bushwacka!
#74 "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain," Reba McEntire
#75 "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl," Brooks & Dunn
#76 "Overture/And All That Jazz," Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, and Taye Diggs
#77 "Feeling This," blink-182
#78 "I'm Glad," Jennifer Lopez
#79 "Comin' From Where I'm From," Anthony Hamilton
#80 "Forever and For Always," Shania Twain with Alison Krauss + Union Station
#81 "X Gon' Give It 2 Ya," DMX
#82 "Righteously," Lucinda Williams
#83 "United States of Whatever," Liam Lynch
#84 "Like A Pimp," David Banner f/Lil Flip
#85 "Powerless (Say What You Want)," Nelly Furtado
#86 "Smoothie Song," Nickel Creek
#87 "Bump It," Erykah Badu f/Zap Mama and Caron Wheeler
#88 "Special Cases," Massive Attack f/Sinéad O'Connor
#89 "Drop the Pilot," Mandy Moore
#90 "Into You," Richard X f/Jarvis Cocker and Hope Sandoval
#91 "Move Your Feet," Junior Senior
#92 "Rain On Me," Ashanti
#93 "Comin' Round," Bubba Sparxxx
#94 "Hot In Herre," Tiga
#95 "Miracles," Pet Shop Boys
#96 "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me," Keith Urban
#97 "Pon De River Pon De Bank," Elephant Man
#98 "B R Right," Trina f/Ludacris
#99 "Me Against the Music," Britney Spears f/Madonna
#100 "Pump It Up," Joe Budden
#1 “Crazy In Love,” Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z (Columbia)
And you can’t help but move to “Crazy In Love,” period. Destiny’s fiercest Child erases the thought of anyone else even attempting this song from your brain from the first listen. This is her coming-out party, her “Faith,” her “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Jigga accents rather than overpowers here, and actually plays his role, but it ain’t about him. It’s about that bass drum, so loud it hurts your head, it’s about that thrilling Chi-Lites horn riff, and it’s about B wailing like she knew we’d been waiting for her to do. This is pop perfection. This is the greatest single song released in 2003. It all comes down to alchemy, doesn’t it?
And for the sake of archiving, here's the rest of the top 100, with links to each post:
#2 "Hurt," Johnny Cash
#3 "Ignition Remix," R. Kelly
#4 "How Shall I See You Through My Tears," Sasha Allen, Steven Cutts and Company
#5 "Rock Your Body," Justin Timberlake
#6 "Dance Commander," Electric Six
#7 "What We Do...," Freeway f/Jay-Z and Beanie Siegel
#8 "Clark Gable," Postal Service
#9 "Fix Up, Look Sharp," Dizzee Rascal
#10 "Mundian to Bach Ke," Panjabi MC
#11 "Lucky Star," Basement Jaxx f/Dizzee Rascal
#12 "In Da Club," 50 Cent
#13 "Say Yes," Floetry
#14 "Just Because," Jane's Addiction
#15 "You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys
#16 "All the Things She Said," t.A.T.u.
#17 "Surrender," Javine
#18 "Beautiful (Peter Rauhofer Remix)," Christina Aguilera
#19 "I Believe in a Thing Called Love," the Darkness
#20 "Back in the Day (Puff)," Erykah Badu f/Lenny Kravitz
#21 "Sexual Guarantee," Alcazar
#22 "Stacy's Mom," Fountains of Wayne
#23 "She's Not Just A Pretty Face," Shania Twain
#24 "The Want of a Nail," Company
#25 "21 Questions & Answers (Gee Money Remix)," 50 Cent f/Nate Dogg/Lil' Mo
#26 "Finest Dreams," Richard X vs. Kelis
#27 "The Present Lover," Luomo
#28 "Whenever...," Jody Watley
#29 "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa," George Strait
#30 "Jump," Girls Aloud
#31 "Excuse Me Miss," Jay-Z
#32 "Shannon Stone," Go Home Productions
#33 "The Way You Move," OutKast f/Sleepy Brown
#34 "99 Problems," Jay-Z
#35 "Are You Ready For Love," Elton John
#36 "Frontin'," Pharrell f/Jay-Z
#37 "Lone Cat (Holding On)," Ben Watt
#38 "I'm in Heaven," Jason Nevins presents UKNY f/Holly James
#39 "The Ladies Who Lunch," Alana Allen and Anna Kendrick
#40 "Senorita," Justin Timberlake
#41 "No Letting Go," Wayne Wonder
#42 "Nah!," Shania Twain
#43 "Clocks," Coldplay
#44 "Plug It In," Basement Jaxx f/JC Chasez
#45 "Sly Beyoncé Walks Like A Nerd," Go Home Productions
#46 "Laundromat," Nivea f/R. Kelly
#47 "Three Mississippi," Terri Clark
#48 "December 4th," Jay-Z
#49 "Cell Block Tango," Catherine Zeta-Jones and Company
#50 "Cab Driver," Daryl Hall
#51 "Stormy in the North, Karma in the South," the Wildhearts
#52 "Beautiful," Snoop Dogg f/Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson
#53 "Signs," Beyoncé f/Missy Elliott
#54 "Raining on Sunday," Keith Urban
#55 "Danger! High Voltage!," Electric Six
#56 "Can We Still Be Friends," Mandy Moore
#57 "Faint," Linkin Park
#58 "My Love Is Like...Wo," Mya f/Missy Elliott
#59 "You (Better Let Me Love You x4) Tonight," Richard X f/Tiga
#60 "Bring It On," Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
#61 "Milkshake," Kelis
#62 "Ghettomusick," OutKast
#63 "Get It Together (Peter Rauhofer Classic Club Mix)," Seal
#64 "countryside," brainchild
#65 "Emerge," Fischerspooner
#66 "Photographs," Jody Watley
#67 "Alright," Allen Anthony
#68 "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight," Postal Service
#69 "Baby Boy," Beyoncé f/Sean Paul
#70 "Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)," Willie Nelson and Norah Jones
#71 "Back in the Mud," Bubba Sparxxx
#72 "Sound of the Underground," Girls Aloud
#73 "Love Story (Vs. Finally) (Tim Deluxe Vocal Mix)," Layo + Bushwacka!
#74 "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain," Reba McEntire
#75 "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl," Brooks & Dunn
#76 "Overture/And All That Jazz," Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, and Taye Diggs
#77 "Feeling This," blink-182
#78 "I'm Glad," Jennifer Lopez
#79 "Comin' From Where I'm From," Anthony Hamilton
#80 "Forever and For Always," Shania Twain with Alison Krauss + Union Station
#81 "X Gon' Give It 2 Ya," DMX
#82 "Righteously," Lucinda Williams
#83 "United States of Whatever," Liam Lynch
#84 "Like A Pimp," David Banner f/Lil Flip
#85 "Powerless (Say What You Want)," Nelly Furtado
#86 "Smoothie Song," Nickel Creek
#87 "Bump It," Erykah Badu f/Zap Mama and Caron Wheeler
#88 "Special Cases," Massive Attack f/Sinéad O'Connor
#89 "Drop the Pilot," Mandy Moore
#90 "Into You," Richard X f/Jarvis Cocker and Hope Sandoval
#91 "Move Your Feet," Junior Senior
#92 "Rain On Me," Ashanti
#93 "Comin' Round," Bubba Sparxxx
#94 "Hot In Herre," Tiga
#95 "Miracles," Pet Shop Boys
#96 "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me," Keith Urban
#97 "Pon De River Pon De Bank," Elephant Man
#98 "B R Right," Trina f/Ludacris
#99 "Me Against the Music," Britney Spears f/Madonna
#100 "Pump It Up," Joe Budden
# posted by Thomas : 7:34 PM
