Song · Devo
“Shout” by Devo
From the album Shout (1984)
“Shout” by Devo appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1984. It was first released in 1984 on the album Shout. Its best result is #46 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #81 alternative song of 1984.
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"Shout" is the title track of Devo's sixth album, released by Warner Bros. in October 1984, two years after Oh, No! It's Devo. Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh wrote it, the band produced it themselves, Bob Casale engineered and Mike Shipley mixed.
The record it named kept Devo in synth-pop mode and leaned hard on the brand-new Fairlight CMI sampling synthesizer, but it came out of the first real stretch of creative friction the band had known, and most of them later said they weren't happy with it. It flopped with critics and buyers alike, Warner Bros. dropped them, and drummer Alan Myers left after it came out, fed up with drum machines and programming. Devo then went quiet for four years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 46 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 | 106 |
| 1984 | 84 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 | 91 |
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