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“Zebra” by Beach House
From the album Teen Dream (2010)
“Zebra” by Beach House appears on 9 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2010 and 2025. It was first released in 2010 on the album Teen Dream. Its best result is #7 on the WLOY Top 50 of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #289 alternative song of 2010.
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"Zebra" opens Teen Dream, the third album from American dream pop duo Beach House, and Sub Pop sent it out as the record's second single in April 2010, after "Norway". Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally wrote it together, Legrand supplying the words, the voice and the organ and Scally the electric guitar, with Daniel Franz on drums; the pair produced it with Chris Coady, who also engineered.
Steady guitar picking, sighing vocals and drum machine snares give it a hypnotic, half-awake glow, like a dream slowly coming into focus. Critics warmed to it, and the video, an abstract wash of color that grows more intense as the track unfolds, fits the mood. Record Store Day brought a Zebra EP pairing a UK radio edit with "The Arrangement", "Baby" and a remix of "10 Mile Stereo".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 42 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 | 104 |
| 2010 | 24 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2010 | 89 |
| 2010 | 19 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2010 | 100 |
| 2010 | 60 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010 | 88 |
| 2010 | 7 | WLOY Baltimore, MD | WLOY Top 50 of 2010 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 376 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2024 | 816 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 523 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 615 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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