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“Sugar, We're Goin' Down” by Fall Out Boy

From the album From Under the Cork Tree (2005)

“Sugar, We're Goin' Down” by Fall Out Boy appears on 43 radio countdowns from 27 stations between 2005 and 2026. It was first released in 2005 on the album From Under the Cork Tree. Its best result is #4 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #13 alternative song of 2005, #1,393 alternative song of all time and #113 of the '00s.

43countdowns
27stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
2005–2026years charted

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"Sugar, We're Goin' Down" was the lead single from From Under the Cork Tree, Fall Out Boy's second album, and in 2005 it blasted the band out of the underground and into the mainstream. Bassist Pete Wentz wrote the lyrics, and Patrick Stump sings them in a soulful, breathless yelp that crams syllables into every corner of the melody.

Neal Avron produced it and Tom Lord-Alge mixed it, and the pair buffed the crunch until it gleamed: chunky guitars, a hook that stops and restarts on a dime, a chorus big enough for arena singalongs. Island Records put it out as 2 separate CD singles with different B-sides, Part I in a green sleeve and Part II in a red one.

It gave the band their first top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 8, and it kept selling for years. By February 2013 it had moved 4,639,000 copies in the US, and in August 2025 the RIAA certified it 9 times platinum. Village Voice Media filed it under "Myspace emo", which sums up the moment: the sound of a whole generation's profile songs going platinum.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2005 12 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 107
2005 28 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005 91
2005 25 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 106
2005 10 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101
2005 12 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005 100
2005 67 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2005 107
2005 13 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005 89
2005 5 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 150
2005 85 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005 102
2005 27 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005 98
2005 19 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005 99
2005 75 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005 105
2005 5 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2005 50
2005 12 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2005 230
2005 4 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2005 40
2005 18 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005 100
2005 23 CRNC 90.1 Niagara / Toronto, ON CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005 91
2005 15 ModernRock.com Online ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 400
2006 79 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 107
2006 47 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 106
2006 71 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 102
2006 37 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 107
2006 98 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2005 46 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium 96
2006 207 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 253 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2014 356 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 370 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 258 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 36 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2021 23 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2022 849 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 19 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 401 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 812 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 253 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 32 ALT 104.5 ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time 104
2024 617 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 88 107.7 The End The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) 100
2024 286 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 296 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 706 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2026 227 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Sugar, We're Goin Down; Sugar, Were Going Down; Sugar We're Goin' Down; Sugar, We're Going Down; Sugar We're Goin Down; Sugar, We're Goin' Down'.

Charting alongside it in 2005

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  2. 2Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz
  3. 3Beverly HillsWeezer
  4. 4The Hand That FeedsNine Inch Nails
  5. 5HolidayGreen Day
  6. 6Speed of SoundColdplay

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