Song · Bleachers
“Don't Take The Money” by Bleachers
From the album Gone Now (2017)
“Don't Take The Money” by Bleachers appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations in 2017. It was first released in 2017 on the album Gone Now. Its best result is #13 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #22 alternative song of 2017.
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"Don't Take the Money" was the lead single from Gone Now, the second Bleachers album, out on RCA in 2017, and Jack Antonoff wrote it with Lorde, who also sings backing vocals. He produced it with Greg Kurstin, who plays keyboards and percussion, and Vince Clarke, with Mikey Freedom Hart on guitar and Serban Ghenea among its mixers.
The title is a pet phrase of Antonoff's, a bit of motivation about meeting a future love, and the song dresses that pep talk in glossy synth-pop with its 1980s influences worn proudly. Critics praised the production, and its sound drew comparisons to Bruce Springsteen. Lena Dunham, Antonoff's girlfriend at the time, directed the video, casting him as a groom-to-be fighting to stay with his lover, and the single climbed to 3 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2017 | 91 |
| 2017 | 33 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2017 | 99 |
| 2017 | 13 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2017 | 88 |
| 2017 | 55 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2017 | 104 |
| 2017 | 15 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2017 | 50 |
Also listed as: Don't Take the Money.
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