Song · Ben Folds
“Phone in a Pool” by Ben Folds
“Phone in a Pool” by Ben Folds appears on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2015 and 2023. Its best result is #20 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #175 alternative song of 2015.
"Phone in a Pool" was the first single from So There, Ben Folds' 2015 album, and it tells the story of a man pushed past his limit by his own phone. Fed up with the thing, and with everybody who expected to reach him through it, Folds pitched it into the pool at the Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood. Kesha happened to be there and tried to fish it out for him, but the phone didn't survive its swim.
He gave the song its first airing at Bonnaroo in June 2015, it went to number 28 on Billboard's Triple-A chart that year, and he brought it along for his NPR Tiny Desk Concert on February 16, 2016.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 49 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 77 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2015 | 90 |
| 2015 | 20 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2015 | 88 |
| 2015 | 80 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2015 | 88 |
| 2015 | 37 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 352 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
Also listed as: Phone In A Pool; Phone in A Pool.
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