Song · Death Cab for Cutie
“Summer Skin” by Death Cab for Cutie
From the album Plans (2005)
“Summer Skin” by Death Cab for Cutie appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2013 and 2024. It was first released in 2005 on the album Plans. Its best result is #268 on the WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013).
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"Summer Skin" is tucked inside Plans, the 2005 album that took Death Cab for Cutie from the indie label Barsuk to the major leagues at Atlantic. It was also the first time the band recorded away from home in Seattle, decamping to Long View Farm, a rural spot in Massachusetts.
Ben Gibbard wrote the words and shares the music credit with Jason McGerr and Chris Walla, and Walla ran the sessions himself, producing and recording the track and mixing it with Beau Sorenson. The result is pure Plans: textured, confessional, a little wistful, from a band that had built its name on exactly that and was about to find out how big an audience it had.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 268 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2024 | 616 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
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