Album · Rufus Wainwright
Out of the Game by Rufus Wainwright
Out of the Game is an album by Rufus Wainwright, released in 2012. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Out Of The Game”, on 8 lists with a best position of #29.
Out of the Game, Rufus Wainwright's seventh studio album, arrived on Decca/Polydor in April 2012, with the US getting it on May 1, and it finds the most operatic man in pop letting Mark Ronson dress him up for the dancefloor. Wainwright himself called it the poppiest, most danceable music he'd ever made, and he wasn't kidding: the arrangements strut and shimmer with a glam-rock swagger that owes debts, by his own account, to David Bowie, Elton John and Queen.
The sessions started in New York in May 2011, paused for a five-night residency at London's Royal Opera House and a summer at home with his newborn daughter Viva, with the recording and mixing done at Dunham Sound in Brooklyn and Sear Sound in Manhattan. Her birth and the death of his mother, Kate McGarrigle, both shaped the songs. The guest list is a small city: sister Martha Wainwright, Nels Cline, Sean Lennon, Andy Burrows, Nick Zinner, members of the Dap-Kings and Wilco.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Out of the Game on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out Of The Game | 8 | #29 | – | 2012–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.