Song · Car Seat Headrest
“Hollywood” by Car Seat Headrest
From the album Making a Door Less Open (2020)
“Hollywood” by Car Seat Headrest appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2020 and 2026. It was first released in 2020 on the album Making a Door Less Open. Its best result is #39 on the Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #260 alternative song of 2020.
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Car Seat Headrest went big and loud with "Hollywood", the third single Matador sent out on April 16, 2020, ahead of Making a Door Less Open, the band's 12th studio album. Will Toledo wrote and produced it with drummer Andrew Katz, and it's the band lunging straight at alt-rock: Spin heard heavy riffs, heavy grooves and a hook built for the back row.
Toledo framed it as a song about Hollywood as the place people go to chase their fantasies, only to end up exploiting others and doing ugly things to keep the dream going. Not everyone bought the pitch. Pitchfork's Ian Cohen called it Toledo's take on Weezer's "Beverly Hills" and found the concept catchy and banal in the same breath, about as split a verdict as a song this blunt could expect.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 58 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2020 | 91 |
| 2020 | 79 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2020 | 89 |
| 2020 | 57 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2020 | 90 |
| 2020 | 39 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2020 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 644 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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