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“The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive” by Death Cab for Cutie
From the album Kintsugi (2015)
“The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive” by Death Cab for Cutie appears on 13 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2015 and 2026. It was first released in 2015 on the album Kintsugi. Its best result is #23 on the Live 105 Top 25 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #52 alternative song of 2015, #6,681 alternative song of all time and #443 of the '10s.
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"The Ghosts of Beverly Drive" was the second single from Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie's eighth album, out on Atlantic in 2015, and it's the rare breakup song that floors the accelerator. Ben Gibbard wrote it on his own after his divorce from actress Zooey Deschanel, and it's all about what's left over once the heart's been broken, with Beverly Hills and its hollow celebrity culture named right there in the lyrics as the scene of the crime.
Rich Costey produced and mixed it, recording it with Martin Cooke and Nicolas Fournier, and he keeps the whole thing driving and bright even as Gibbard stews. Critics went for its hooks and its spirit, American rock and alternative radio pushed it into the Billboard top five, and it has stayed in the band's live set ever since.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 36 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015 | 91 |
| 2015 | 23 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 25 Songs of 2015 | 25 |
| 2015 | 66 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 46 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
| 2015 | 31 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2015 | 100 |
| 2015 | 50 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2015 | 103 |
| 2015 | 30 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2015 | 50 |
| 2015 | 33 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2015 | 107 |
| 2016 | 38 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2016 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32 | ALT 98.7 | ALT 98.7 Top 98 ALT Songs of the Decade | 98 |
| 2022 | 432 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2023 | 375 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2026 | 486 | 101X | 101X 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: The Ghosts of Beverly Drive; The Ghost of Beverly Drive; The Ghost Of Beverly Drive.
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