Song · Childish Gambino
“Sober” by Childish Gambino
From the EP Kauai (2014)
“Sober” by Childish Gambino appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2014. It was first released in 2014 on the EP Kauai. Its best result is #31 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #227 alternative song of 2014.
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"Sober" was the first single from Kauai, the EP Childish Gambino put out on Glassnote in 2014, and he wrote it on his own, words and music. The video tells a story of its own: Donald Glover, drunk, dances his way around a take-out joint trying to impress a woman, played by Amber-Lauren Jones, who is only there waiting on her food. It plays like a riff on Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" clip, except this one ends differently.
In March 2015 it won the Best Video Woodie at the mtvU Woodies, and by April 2025 it had passed 120 million views on YouTube.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 31 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 | 100 |
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