Song · Clairo
“Amoeba” by Clairo
From the album Sling (2021)
“Amoeba” by Clairo appears on 9 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2021 and 2022. It was first released in 2021 on the album Sling. Its best result is #9 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #46 alternative song of 2021 and #194 of the '20s.
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"Amoeba" comes from Sling, Clairo's second album, released in July 2021 through Fader and Republic, and it's a song Clairo wrote and produced with Jack Antonoff, who also recorded and mixed it with Laura Sisk. The album was recorded at Allaire Recording Studios in upstate New York and completed at Electric Lady.
The credits read like an instrument shop inventory. Antonoff plays bass, fretless bass, bass synth, clavichord, slide guitar, 12-string, acoustic and electric guitars and Wurlitzer; Clairo handles piano, mbira, electric guitar and Wurlitzer herself; and Evan Smith adds flute and saxophone. All that detail is folded into the vintage, chamber-folk warmth that critics heard across Sling, the record that won her praise for a bigger voice and more grown-up songwriting.
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 | 9 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 74 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Most Played Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 78 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2021 | 200 |
| 2021 | 32 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2021 | 88 |
| 2021 | 15 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 43 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2021 | 88 |
| 2021 | 77 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2021 | 89 |
| 2021 | 77 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2021 | 100 |
| 2022 | 51 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2022 | 88 |
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