Song · Echo and the Bunnymen
“New Direction” by Echo and the Bunnymen
From the album Echo & the Bunnymen (1987)
“New Direction” by Echo and the Bunnymen appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1987 and 2003. It was first released in 1987 on the album Echo & the Bunnymen. Its best result is #37 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #39 alternative song of 1987, #3,611 alternative song of all time and #311 of the '80s.
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"New Direction" comes from Echo & the Bunnymen, the band's self-titled 1987 album, and it's a brisk, bright, forward-leaning rocker with a glint of menace. Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Will Sergeant wrote it, and all four are on it: McCulloch singing and playing guitar, Sergeant's guitar lines darting around him, Pattinson on bass and Pete de Freitas on drums. Laurie Latham produced, Bruce Lampcov mixed, and the result is polished to a hard, radio-ready shine.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 78 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 | 107 |
| 1987 | 44 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 | 91 |
| 1987 | 37 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 455 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 735 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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