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“Mountain Man” by Crash Kings
From the album Crash Kings (2009)
“Mountain Man” by Crash Kings appears on 26 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 2009 and 2014. It was first released in 2009 on the album Crash Kings. Its best result is #2 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #23 alternative song of 2010, #2,895 alternative song of all time and #90 of the '10s.
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"Mountain Man" opened the account for Crash Kings, the lead single from their self-titled 2009 debut, and it's a big, stomping thing with a howl in the chorus pitched somewhere near the summit. Tony Beliveau, Mike Beliveau and Jason Morris wrote it together, and the spark was something Tony went through on top of a mountain in Yosemite National Park.
Dave Sardy produced it, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine heard both a modern-rock remodel of the White Stripes' "My Doorbell" and an echo of Sardy's work with Wolfmother. Alternative radio bought in slowly, then completely: the song crept onto the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and sat at number one there by April 2010.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1253 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 650 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 611 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 601 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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