Our Top 10 Kittie songs list presents the music of a female Canadian rock band that first formed in the mid-1990s. The band’s name is somewhat cynical since the sound of the group is anything but furry and soft. This is a group of musicians who rock hard and have released six albums while scoring a loyal following. The band did all of this while never signing with a major label. Hailing from the city of London, Ontario, the band Kittie released their first album in 2000 entitled Spit. The album featured songs that the members of the band had written during their high school years. The band would release five more albums with their most recent entitled I’ve Failed You being released in 2011. Our top 10 Kittie songs list takes a look at some of the group’s most popular songs.
# 10 – Paperdoll
We open up our top 10 Kittie songs list with the grooving intense song entitled “Paper doll.” The song starts out with some Middle Eastern Sounding chords in the style of System Of A Down meets Ani Difranco. This is not what you were expecting to hear, was it? The song was released on the album entitled Spit. “Paperdoll was the third single released from the album. The album was released in 2000. The Spit album featured Morgan Lander on vocals and guitar, Fallon Bowman on guitar and vocals, Tanya Candler on bass, and vocals and Mercedes Lander on drums.
# 9 – Empires Pt. 2
Continuing with our top 10 Kittie songs list we take a listen to the great raging song entitled “Empires Pt.2.” This one is pretty heavy utilizing elements of Death Metal. The song “Empires Pt.2” was released on the album entitled I’ve Failed You. The album was released on August 30, 2011. The album featured Morgan Lander on lead vocals, and guitars, Tara McLeod on guitars, Ivy Vujic Jenkins on bass and Mercedes Lander on drums, and backing vocals. The girls are pretty intense in this fun video.
# 8 – Cut Throat
In the number eight spot on our top 10 Kittie songs list we present the song entitled “Cut Thorat.” Continuing with the style of Empires, this heavy cranking song will knock you out of your classic rock and roll chair. The group reminds us of Arch Enemy on this one. The song “Cut Throat,” was released on the album entitled In the Black. The album was released on September 15, 2009. The album featured Morgan Lander on lead vocals and guitars, Mercedes Lander on drums, Tara McLeod on guitars, and Ivy Vujic Jenkins on bass.
# 7 – Run Like Hell
In the number seven position on our top 10 Kittie songs list is the song entitled “Run Like Hell.” This is a smoking cover version of the Pink Floyd song. Pink Floyd’s original song was released on their 1980 album entitled The Wall. Kittie’s cover version of Pink Floyd’s song was released on the album entitled Oracle. The album was released on October 30, 2001. Kittie released the song as a single but it did not chart. Still, this is a really cool version in which Kittie puts their own mark on this legendary song.
# 6 – Charlotte
Landing in the number six spot on our top 10 Kittie songs list we present the kicking song entitled “Charlotte.” This is one of the band’s most popular songs due to the heavy airplay the band received on MTV with the song. The song was released on the album entitled Spit. The album was released on January 11, 2000. It was the second single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Rock Charts peaking at number thirty five. In the United Kingdom, the song hit number sixty.
# 5 – Into The Darkness
At the halfway point on our top 10 Kittie songs list is the luscious song entitled ” Into The Darkness The song was issued on the album entitled Until the End. The album was released in 2004. It was the first and only single released from the album. The song debuted on MTV’s Headbangers Ball. The band on the album featured Morgan Lander on guitars, and vocals, Jennifer Arroyo on bass, and Mercedes Lander on drums.
# 4 -What I Always Wanted
At the number four spot on our top 10 Kittie songs list we present the phenomenal song entitled “What I Always Wanted.” This one hits you right in the face with the song’s dark intense opening power chords. The song “What I Always Wanted” was released on the album entitled Oracle. The album was released on October 30, 2001. It was the first of three singles released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Rock Charts peaking at number thirty six.
# 3 – Raven
Moving along on our top 10 Kittie songs list we present the pulsating song entitled “Raven” This is another great track released on their debut album entitled Spit. The guitar riffs on the track “Raven,” are simply to die for. The song was never released as a single. It’s just one of those fantastic deep album tracks that we love to out on these top 10 lists.
# 2 – Funeral for Yesterday
Just of the number one spot on our top 10 Kittie songs list we blow up the song entitled “Funeral for Yesterday” We just love this one. It’s so intense, yet filled with melodic passion. We could listen to this track every day. The video is also spectacular. The song “Funeral for Yesterday” was released on the album entitled Funeral for Yesterday. The album was released on February 20, 2007 It was the first of two singles released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts peaking at number forty. The album featured Morgan Lander on lead vocals and guitars, Mercedes Lander on drums, Tara McLeod on guitars, and Trish Doan on bass.
# 1 – Brackish
We close out our top 10 Kittie songs list with the raging song entitled “Brackish.” This song just smokes. The song was released on the album entitled Spit. The album was released on January 11, 2000. It was the first single released from the album and also stands as the band’s debut single. The song “Brackish,” was a hit on the US Billboard Rock Charts peaking at number thirty one making it the group’s highest-charting song of all time. In the United Kingdom, the song hit number forty-six.
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