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“My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark” by Fall Out Boy
“My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark” by Fall Out Boy appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2013 and 2020. Its best result is #6 on the X96's Top 100 Songs of the Last Decade. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #171 alternative song of 2013 and #5,551 alternative song of all time.
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Fall Out Boy ended a three-year hiatus with "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)", the lead single from their fifth album, Save Rock and Roll. The song and its video went out on February 4, 2013, timed to the official news that the band was back, and they chose it because they felt it got closest to the core of the record. Its title and central line were salvaged from an unrelated demo the band had made back in 2004. Butch Walker produced it, and Pete Wentz wrote the words.
As comebacks go, this one landed hard. It reached 13 on the Hot 100, went top 10 on the pop and alternative airplay charts, soundtracked a year of sports broadcasts and was triple platinum before 2013 was out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 29 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 50 Songs of 2013 | 50 |
| 2013 | 53 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2013 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 283 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2020 | 6 | X96 | X96's Top 100 Songs of the Last Decade | 100 |
Also listed as: My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark.
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