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“Where Are You Going?” by Dave Matthews Band
From the album Busted Stuff (2002)
“Where Are You Going?” by Dave Matthews Band appears on 15 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 2002 and 2025. It was first released in 2002 on the album Busted Stuff. Its best result is #5 on the Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #61 alternative song of 2002.
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"Where Are You Going?" was the opening salvo from Busted Stuff, Dave Matthews Band's fifth studio album, in July 2002, and it catches the band at its most hushed and hopeful. Matthews wrote it alone and leads on acoustic guitar, and everyone else plays with the soft pedal down: LeRoi Moore's flute and soprano sax curling around the melody, Boyd Tinsley's electric violin adding a sweet ache, Stefan Lessard and Carter Beauford keeping the groove supple rather than busy.
Stephen Harris produced it and John Alagia mixed it, and the result is soft rock with a jam band's patience. It crossed over to the Hot 100, landing at 39, and got to 20 on the Modern Rock chart, but its real home was Triple-A radio, where it gave the band a fourth straight number one there and a seventh overall.
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
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 | 91 |
| 2002 | 87 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
| 2002 | 58 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
| 2002 | 67 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 | 89 |
| 2002 | 38 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
| 2002 | 12 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
| 2002 | 47 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 | 99 |
| 2002 | 5 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 | 105 |
| 2002 | 41 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002 | 103 |
| 2002 | 21 | 93XRT Chicago, IL | WXRT Listener Poll: Top 30 Songs of 2002 | 30 |
| 2002 | 90 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 480 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 750 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2025 | 807 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 704 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
Also listed as: Where Are You Going; Where are You Going.
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