Song · Blur
“Out of Time” by Blur
From the album Think Tank (2003)
“Out of Time” by Blur appears on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2003 and 2024. It was first released in 2003 on the album Think Tank. Its best result is #30 on the BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #380 alternative song of 2003.
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"Out of Time" was the first taste of Think Tank, Blur's seventh album, and the first release of their career without Graham Coxon: BBC Radio 1 premiered it on 3 March 2003, and Parlophone issued it as the lead single on 14 April. With the guitarist gone, it's a hushed pop ballad of acoustic guitars and bass wrapped in a Moroccan orchestra, with Dalal on goblet drum and Jamal Gueddam on cello in the credits. Damon Albarn, Alex James and Dave Rowntree produced it with Ben Hillier.
Albarn's lyric broods on a civilisation that has lost touch, with a nod to Coxon's exit slipped in, and critics homed in on his singing. John Hardwick's video leaves the band out entirely, cutting together footage from Warship, a 2002 BBC documentary about life on board, built around a young female aircraft maintenance technician.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 87 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
| 2003 | 98 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 551 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2013 | 30 | BBC Radio 6 Music | BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years | 100 |
| 2022 | 571 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 440 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
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