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“There Goes the Fear” by Doves
From the album The Last Broadcast (2002)
“There Goes the Fear” by Doves appears on 11 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2002 and 2024. It was first released in 2002 on the album The Last Broadcast. Its best result is #3 on the Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #112 alternative song of 2002 and #6,696 alternative song of all time.
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"There Goes the Fear" was the song Doves chose to launch The Last Broadcast in 2002, and the way they put it out was as odd as the song is huge: the CD and 10-inch vinyl vanished from the shops on the very day they arrived. Jez Williams later explained it as an urge to break from the usual routine, a kind of statement about how much of a thing you could get your hands on.
The trick didn't stop it climbing to number three on the UK Singles Chart. Written by Jimi Goodwin with Andy and Jez Williams and issued on Heavenly, it's a slow-gathering rush of a record, all swell and release, that sounds built to close the night. NME later counted it among the best tracks of the preceding 15 years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 83 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 | 91 |
| 2002 | 61 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 | 99 |
| 2002 | 16 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
| 2002 | 3 | Virgin Radio United Kingdom | Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 2002 | 10 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 39 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003) | 100 |
| 2005 | 476 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 443 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
| 2009 | 635 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2013 | 27 | BBC Radio 6 Music | BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years | 100 |
| 2022 | 172 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 733 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
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