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Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts
Wide Awake! is an album by Parquet Courts, released in 2018. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Wide Awake”, on 5 lists with a best position of #7.
Wide Awake!, the sixth studio album from New York's Parquet Courts, came out on Rough Trade on May 18, 2018, its title stretched to WIDE AWAAAAAKE! across the cover, which tells you plenty about the mood. Danger Mouse produced it, an unexpected match for a band of wiry indie rock scrappers, and the pairing loosens their hips: the guitars still bristle, but the grooves bounce, and the record feels built to move a room as much as to rile it.
The two-part "Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience" led off the singles, lurching from a punky scrap into a strutting second half, followed by the title track and "Mardi Gras Beads," with "Total Football" sent out after the album landed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Wide Awake! on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wide Awake | 5 | #7 | – | 2018–2022 | |
| 2 | Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience | 3 | #7 | – | 2018–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.