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“Money” by Drums
“Money” by Drums appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2011. Its best result is #45 on the WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #198 alternative song of 2011.
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"Money" led the way for Portamento, the Drums' second studio album, arriving on August 19, 2011, and it caught the American indie-pop band regrouping as a trio: Adam Kessler had left in September 2010, and this was their second single without him. Frontman Jonathan Pierce wrote and produced it with guitarist Connor Hanwick, and beneath the bright, bouncy sheen it's a song about being poor, sung from inside an empty wallet.
Critics were kind, and it charted in scattered corners: 26 on Mexico's Ingles Airplay chart, 15 on Australia's Hitseekers Singles and 15 on the UK Physical Singles chart. M. Blash directed the video, and the song found a second life in 2023 as the soundtrack to a TikTok "album cover challenge" trend.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 45 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 | 101 |
| 2011 | 51 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 | 100 |
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