Song · Aimee Mann
“Freeway” by Aimee Mann
From the album @#%&*! Smilers (2008)
“Freeway” by Aimee Mann appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2008 and 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the album @#%&*! Smilers. Its best result is #32 on the WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #43 indie & aaa song of 2008, #5,434 indie & aaa song of all time and #143 of the '00s.
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"Freeway" turned up in June 2008 on Aimee Mann's @#%&*! Smilers, and on paper it's all hers: Mann wrote the words and the music, sings it and plays the acoustic guitar. Paul Bryan produced it, played electric bass and added background vocals, Jay Bellerose sat behind the drums, Jamie Edwards took the keyboards, and Ryan Freeland recorded it.
That's a small, tight crew, and it's built to stay out of the way, leaving the room to Mann's cool, unhurried voice.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 73 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
| 2008 | 32 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2008 | 107 |
| 2008 | 34 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 361 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2010 | 514 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2025 | 495 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 648 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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