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“Letters From The Sky” by Civil Twilight

From the album Civil Twilight (2009)

“Letters From The Sky” by Civil Twilight appears on 24 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 2010 and 2014. It was first released in 2009 on the album Civil Twilight. Its best result is #3 on the 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #26 alternative song of 2010, #3,940 alternative song of all time and #96 of the '10s.

24countdowns
20stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
2010–2014years charted

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"Letters From The Sky" comes from Civil Twilight's self-titled album of 2009, and it's a slow-burning, big-hearted piece of widescreen rock. It was written by the three members together: Steven McKellar, who sings and handles both bass and keyboards, Andrew McKellar on guitar, and Richard Wouters on drums and percussion. Michael Carney and Noel Golden produced it with the band, and they give it room to build, from a hushed, aching start to a soaring climax that leaves the singer reaching for the rafters.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 65 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 10 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 56 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 32 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010 99
2010 80 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 104
2010 3 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 79 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 105
2010 34 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 19 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 42 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010 103
2010 79 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 41 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2010 90
2010 45 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 91
2010 21 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 29 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 46 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 73 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 15 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2010 23 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94
2010 39 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 1505 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1397 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1413 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1457 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Letters from the Sky; Letters From the Sky.

Charting alongside it in 2010

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  2. 2Tighten UpThe Black Keys
  3. 3RadioactiveKings of Leon
  4. 4The High RoadBroken Bells
  5. 5AnimalNeon Trees
  6. 6Lay Me DownDirty Heads

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