Song · Father John Misty
“I'm Writing a Novel” by Father John Misty
From the album Fear Fun (2012)
“I'm Writing a Novel” by Father John Misty appears on 12 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2012 and 2026. It was first released in 2012 on the album Fear Fun. Its best result is #35 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #35 indie & aaa song of 2012 and #1,266 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"I'm Writing a Novel" comes off Fear Fun, Father John Misty's 2012 album, and Josh Tillman wrote it alone and co-produced it with Jonathan Wilson. Wilson more or less becomes the backing band: bass, electric guitar, organ and a grab bag of other instruments, plus a hand in the engineering alongside Hugo Nicolson. Keefus Ciancia bangs out the piano, and Phil Ek mixed it.
The result is a shambling, sly barroom romp, loose-limbed and grinning, the sound of a guy who is in on the joke and would very much like you to be in on it too.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 69 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2012 | 101 |
| 2012 | 38 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2012 | 89 |
| 2012 | 35 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012 | 89 |
| 2012 | 38 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2012 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 548 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2018 | 831 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2018 | 60 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2022 | 436 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 305 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 833 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 453 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 497 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
Also listed as: I'm Writing A Novel.
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