Song · Band of Horses
“Casual Party” by Band of Horses
From the album Why Are You OK (2016)
“Casual Party” by Band of Horses appears on 16 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 2016 and 2026. It was first released in 2016 on the album Why Are You OK. Its best result is #5 on the WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #29 alternative song of 2016 and #467 of the '10s.
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"Casual Party" led the way for Why Are You OK, the fifth album from Band of Horses, and it arrived in 2016 as a reminder of how well Ben Bridwell writes a grin into a guitar song. Bridwell composed it, the band produced it with Jason Lytle, and Dave Fridmann handled the mix, with Blair Hunt chipping in extra vocals.
It came after "Hang an Ornament" and went further than anything they'd put out before. It climbed as high as four on the Adult Alternative Songs tally, reached 23 on the Alternative Songs side, and stands as their most successful single yet.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2016 | 103 |
| 2016 | 31 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2016 | 103 |
| 2016 | 24 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2016 | 88 |
| 2016 | 68 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2016 | 89 |
| 2016 | 5 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2016 | 104 |
| 2016 | 26 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016 | 90 |
| 2016 | 61 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2016 | 89 |
| 2016 | 9 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2016 | 96 |
| 2016 | 30 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2016 | 50 |
| 2016 | 6 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2016 | 90 |
| 2016 | 15 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2016 | 107 |
| 2016 | 15 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2016 | 101 |
| 2016 | 26 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2016 | 117 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 382 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 382 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2026 | 389 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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