Song · Audioslave
“Be Yourself” by Audioslave
From the album Out of Exile (2005)
“Be Yourself” by Audioslave appears on 32 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 2005 and 2025. It was first released in 2005 on the album Out of Exile. Its best result is #4 on the CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 2005, #2,648 alternative song of all time and #99 of the '00s.
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"Be Yourself" opened the account for Out of Exile, Audioslave's second album, in 2005, and it's a big-hearted, open-armed rock song. Tim Commerford, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello and Brad Wilk wrote the music together, Cornell wrote the words, and the band arranged it themselves, with Rick Rubin producing and Brendan O'Brien mixing.
It's a mid-tempo anthem built for the long haul, the rhythm section rolling steady under Morello's guitar, and Cornell's voice does what it does best: climb, crack and soar.
Rock radio couldn't let go of it. It sat on top of Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for seven weeks and the Modern Rock Tracks chart for four, and it reached the top 50 in several countries around the world.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 74 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) | 107 |
| 2006 | 282 | Live 105 | Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
| 2007 | 1335 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1512 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1398 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 45 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium | 200 |
| 2010 | 93 | 94.1 The Zone | 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade | 210 |
| 2010 | 1274 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1201 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1191 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1151 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2025 | 359 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) | 400 |
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