It's A Hit

Album: With Love and Squalor (2005)
Charted: 29
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Songfacts®:

  • Most songs that describe a "hit" use it as a metaphor, often to explain a feeling of heartbreak. This song is far more literal - it's about getting in a fight with a friend at a party.
  • Although the band was formed in Berkeley, California and was later based in Brooklyn, We Are Scientists never came close to charting on the US Hot 100. The were received far better in the UK, where this song was a modest hit, reaching #29.

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