Song · Deftones
“Ohms” by Deftones
From the album Ohms (2020)
“Ohms” by Deftones appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2020. It was first released in 2020 on the album Ohms. Its best result is #2 on the 98KUPD Top 98 of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #66 alternative song of 2020 and #371 of the '20s.
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Deftones parked "Ohms" at the very end of their ninth album, then sent it out ahead of everything else. A week of cryptic teasers in mid-August 2020 ended on August 21 with the song and its video, and only then did the band let on that the whole record, released through Reprise, would carry the same name.
It's alternative metal that broods as much as it bludgeons, with Chino Moreno's voice gliding across the churn instead of fighting it. Terry Date produced it with the band and engineered and mixed it as well, with Andy Park also on the engineering credits. The video, directed by Rafatoon, cuts the band's performance against scenes of a dystopian world, and the song went on to earn a Best Rock Performance nomination at the 64th Grammy Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 66 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2020 | 91 |
| 2020 | 18 | 93X Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN | 93X Top 20 Songs of 2020 | 20 |
| 2020 | 2 | 98KUPD Phoenix, AZ | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2020 | 98 |
| 2020 | 9 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2020 | 64 |
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