Song · Cavo
“Champagne” by Cavo
From the album Bright Nights Dark Days (2009)
“Champagne” by Cavo appears on 11 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2008 and 2009. It was first released in 2009 on the album Bright Nights Dark Days. Its best result is #16 on the 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #67 alternative song of 2009.
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"Champagne" led off Bright Nights Dark Days, the debut album from St. Louis band Cavo, hitting rock stations in late March 2009. It dates back to 2006, when new bassist Brian Smith joined and the band started practicing at his house, and new songs suddenly came fast. Singer Casey Walker had the chorus in his head, sang it into his phone and played it for the others half as a joke; once they started jamming, the rest took about ten minutes.
Credited to Walker, Smith, Chris Hobbs and Chad La Roy, it's hook-first post-grunge, and radio grabbed it, all the way to No. 1 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, a real feat for a Midwestern band in a business that tends to look to the coasts. It later soundtracked a race edit of Formula One's 2010 Canadian Grand Prix.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 35 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
| 2009 | 29 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 33 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 | 99 |
| 2009 | 65 | X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | X103.9 Top Songs of 2009 | 103 |
| 2009 | 58 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 | 103 |
| 2009 | 35 | KFMA Tucson, AZ | KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2009 | 50 |
| 2009 | 55 | WVBR Ithaca, NY | WVBR Top 93 of 2009 | 92 |
| 2009 | 30 | 94.3 KILO Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO | KILO Top 50 of 2009 | 50 |
| 2009 | 16 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 | 105 |
| 2009 | 72 | 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX | 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009 | 94 |
| 2009 | 70 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009 | 99 |
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