Song · Cake
“Comfort Eagle” by Cake
From the album Comfort Eagle (2001)
“Comfort Eagle” by Cake appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2002 and 2022. It was first released in 2001 on the album Comfort Eagle. Its best result is #35 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #191 alternative song of 2002.
"Comfort Eagle" is the title track of Cake's fourth studio album, the July 2001 record that was their first for Columbia, and it came within a whisker of being the record's second single.
The band let fans pick the follow-up to "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" by voting on their website, and the title song won. Then came the September 11 attacks, and the single was scrapped: Cake told fans that a song packed with airplane, corporate and Middle Eastern references no longer fit the national mood, and sent out "Love You Madly" in its place. That leaves "Comfort Eagle" as a single that never got its shot. John McCrea wrote the words and music alone, the band produced and arranged it themselves, and David Cole mixed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 81 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 | 91 |
| 2002 | 35 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 643 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
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