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“How Not To Drown” by CHVRCHES featuring Robert Smith
From the album Screen Violence (2021) Featuring Robert Smith
“How Not To Drown” by CHVRCHES featuring Robert Smith appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2021 and 2025. It was first released in 2021 on the album Screen Violence. Its best result is #1 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #64 alternative song of 2021 and #438 of the '20s.
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"How Not To Drown" was the second of 3 singles CHVRCHES released ahead of Screen Violence, the Scottish synth-pop band's fourth album, which arrived in August 2021, and it came with a heavyweight guest: the Cure frontman Robert Smith, whose vocals join the band's on the track. Smith shares the songwriting credit with Iain Cook, Martin Doherty and Lauren Mayberry.
The record around it was started in early 2020 and finished remotely once the pandemic set in, and it's steeped in horror, darker and more story-driven than anything the band had made before. Few voices suit that mood better than Smith's, and the pairing paid off: the single was recognised at the NME Awards in 2022.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 46 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 1 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2021 | 83 |
| 2021 | 25 | WYEP Pittsburgh, PA | WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2021 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1357 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2023 | 564 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2025 | 385 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
Also listed as: How Not To Drown (feat. Robert Smith); How Not To Drown feat. Robert Smith.
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