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“The Days of the Phoenix” by AFI
From the album The Art of Drowning (2000)
“The Days of the Phoenix” by AFI appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2000 and 2006. It was first released in 2000 on the album The Art of Drowning. Its best result is #32 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #128 alternative song of 2001 and #7,712 alternative song of all time.
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"The Days of the Phoenix" was the only single AFI took to radio from The Art of Drowning, their fifth album, released on Nitro in 2000 (the album's track list drops the article and calls it "Days of the Phoenix"). The name is a tip of the hat to the band's roots: AFI used to play the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California, back in their early days.
Davey Havok wrote the words and sings them, with Jade Puget on electric guitar, Hunter Burgan on bass and Adam Carson on drums; the band produced it with Chuck Johnson, and Andy Ernst mixed. It's horror punk with a flair for drama. Marc Webb shot the video at 14 Below in Santa Monica, with the band tearing through it for a heaving crowd while a string of Havoks deliver the bridge one after another.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000 | 105 |
| 2001 | 82 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001 | 107 |
| 2001 | 54 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001 | 91 |
| 2001 | 32 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 92 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 | 191 |
| 2002 | 66 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 498 | Live 105 | Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
Also listed as: Days of the Phoenix; The Day of the Phoenix; The Days Of The Phoenix.
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