Song · Alexi Murdoch
“Orange Sky” by Alexi Murdoch
From the EP Four Songs (2002)
“Orange Sky” by Alexi Murdoch appears on 13 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2004 and 2025. It was first released in 2002 on the EP Four Songs. Its best result is #44 on the WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #681 indie & aaa song of all time and #384 of the '00s.
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"Orange Sky" first surfaced in 2002 on Four Songs, the EP that got Alexi Murdoch noticed: it sold 15,000 copies before he even had a distributor, and a Kansas City outfit, Harvest Media Group, signed him on the strength of it. Murdoch wrote the song and Chad Fischer produced, and it's a soft-spoken folk song that takes its time and lets the quiet do the heavy lifting.
Television and film found it fast. It turned up on Dawson's Creek, The O.C., House and Prison Break, in the movie Garden State, and in advertising, including a Honda spot and an Emmy-winning commercial. Murdoch later cut it again for his first full-length album, Time Without Consequence, and the new version sounds noticeably different, with more drums and a piano.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 264 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2007 | 276 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2009 | 44 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 52 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2009 | 343 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2013 | 57 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2019 | 69 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 689 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2022 | 438 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2024 | 573 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2024 | 242 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 785 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 365 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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