Song · Death Cab for Cutie
“Marching Bands of Manhattan” by Death Cab for Cutie
From the album Plans (2005)
“Marching Bands of Manhattan” by Death Cab for Cutie appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2006 and 2024. It was first released in 2005 on the album Plans. Its best result is #21 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #197 alternative song of 2006.
"Marching Bands of Manhattan" lives on Plans, Death Cab for Cutie's fifth album, from 2005, the record that carried the band from their longtime indie home Barsuk to the major-label world of Atlantic. Benjamin Gibbard wrote the words and music, and Chris Walla produced and recorded it, then mixed it with Beau Sorenson; Mike Lapierre and Ben Slater assisted on the recording, Lonya Nenashev and Mike Zirkel on the mix.
Plans was also the first album they made away from Seattle, at Long View Farm, a rural spread in Massachusetts. It went on to shove them into the mainstream: top five on the Billboard 200, a nod at the Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album, and a platinum certification in 2008.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 546 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2024 | 389 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 469 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
Also listed as: Marching Bands Of Manhattan.
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