Song · Childish Gambino
“3005” by Childish Gambino
Released 2013
“3005” by Childish Gambino appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2013 and 2020. It was first released in 2013. Its best result is #27 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #290 alternative song of 2013.
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Childish Gambino dropped "3005" on SoundCloud on October 22, 2013, the opening shot from his second album, Because the Internet (where it appears as "V. 3005"), and put it on iTunes the day after. He produced it with Stefan Ponce and Ludwig Göransson, and he wrote it in the early morning, the hour he says his best songs come from.
Plenty of people heard a love song. Gambino called it something more existential: a song about the fear of being alone, and about how having someone to look out for, the way he once felt walking past a scary dog with his sister, gives you a purpose. It peaked at number 64 on the Hot 100 and number eight on the UK R&B chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) | 100 |
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