EP · The Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire by The Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is an EP by The Arcade Fire, released in 2003. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “No Cars Go”, on 16 lists with a best position of #7.
Arcade Fire, the Montreal band's debut EP, came out on June 15, 2003, sold at their own shows and through their website before Merge took it on. Unofficially it goes by Us Kids Know, and it was recorded in Maine in the summer of 2002, back when the group founded by Win Butler and Josh Deu was still finding its shape, with Régine Chassagne already alongside Butler.
It's scrappier than what followed, all bruised romanticism and ramshackle grandeur, with songs about parents, the suburbs, fresh love and creeping dread. "No Cars Go" is the keeper: the band re-recorded it for Neon Bible, and it has turned up at most of their shows ever since. Merge remastered and reissued the whole thing in 2005, after Funeral had sent listeners digging for anything earlier.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Arcade Fire on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Cars Go | 16 | #7 | – | 2007–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.