Song · Andrew Bird
“Imitosis” by Andrew Bird
From the album Armchair Apocrypha (2007)
“Imitosis” by Andrew Bird appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2007 and 2025. It was first released in 2007 on the album Armchair Apocrypha. Its best result is #52 on the WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #52 indie & aaa song of 2007, #2,407 indie & aaa song of all time and #375 of the '00s.
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Andrew Bird had been carrying "Imitosis" around for years before it landed on Armchair Apocrypha, his fourth solo album, released on Fat Possum in March 2007. An earlier version, called "I" (and "Capital I" on stage), had already turned up on his 2003 album Weather Systems.
Bird wrote the words and music, Chris Morrissey plays bass, and Ben Durrant recorded it and mixed it with Brent Sigmeth. The album around it trades some of the acoustic hush of Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs for electric guitars and a slightly more direct approach, though the songs keep the same character.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 52 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 290 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 237 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 256 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 581 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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