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“Rocket Fuel” by DJ Shadow featuring De La Soul
From the album Our Pathetic Age (2019) Featuring De La Soul
“Rocket Fuel” by DJ Shadow featuring De La Soul appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2019 and 2026. It was first released in 2019 on the album Our Pathetic Age. Its best result is #9 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #94 alternative song of 2019.
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DJ Shadow picked "Rocket Fuel", his team-up with De La Soul, as one of the singles from Our Pathetic Age, his sixth album, released through Mass Appeal in November 2019. He produced and arranged it and mixed it with Mikael Eldridge, and he shares the writing credit with Posdnuos and Dave Jolicoeur. A real horn section gives it muscle: Peter Horsfall on trumpet, Tim Burns on trombone and Jake Telford on tenor and baritone saxophone.
Across the album, De La Soul keep company with guests like Run the Jewels, Ghostface Killah, Nas and Raekwon. Shadow pitched the record as hopeful and full of life in spite of its title, a set of songs trying to harness and make sense of a distracted, angry and disaffected moment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 45 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2019 | 89 |
| 2019 | 9 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2019 | 88 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1013 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 137 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 428 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 272 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 369 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Also listed as: Rocket Fuel (feat. De La Soul).
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