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“The Narcissist” by Blur
From the album The Ballad of Darren (2023)
“The Narcissist” by Blur appears on 15 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2023 and 2025. It was first released in 2023 on the album The Ballad of Darren. Its best result is #14 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #56 alternative song of 2023 and #351 of the '20s.
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Blur came back in 2023 with "The Narcissist," the lead single from The Ballad of Darren, their ninth studio album, and the band's first new music since The Magic Whip in 2015. It's a plain-spoken return, a band looking back at itself from a long way down the road.
The Guardian's Alexis Petridis gave it four stars out of five, finding it far more direct than "Go Out," the puzzling first single from The Magic Whip, and hearing a motorik drive in the beat. Consequence made it song of the week, describing a slow build that never caves in, and the following year it earned an Ivor Novello nomination for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 64 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2023 | 99 |
| 2023 | 39 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
| 2023 | 15 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2023 | 103 |
| 2023 | 19 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2023 | 88 |
| 2023 | 83 | KXT Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | KXT Top 91 Songs of 2023 | 91 |
| 2023 | 19 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2023 | 89 |
| 2023 | 69 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2023 | 89 |
| 2023 | 15 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2023 | 107 |
| 2023 | 14 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
| 2023 | 22 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2023 | 100 |
| 2023 | 44 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2023 | 98 |
| 2023 | 16 | WYEP Pittsburgh, PA | WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2023 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 676 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 708 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 460 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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