Song · Father John Misty
“Total Entertainment Forever” by Father John Misty
From the album Pure Comedy (2017)
“Total Entertainment Forever” by Father John Misty appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2017 and 2025. It was first released in 2017 on the album Pure Comedy. Its best result is #16 on the Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #240 alternative song of 2017.
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"Total Entertainment Forever" sits on Pure Comedy, the third album Josh Tillman made as Father John Misty after leaving Fleet Foxes, released in April 2017 through Sub Pop, with Bella Union handling the UK and Europe. Tillman wrote it alone and produced it with Jonathan Wilson; Trevor Spencer engineered, and the three of them shared the mixing duties.
It belongs to a record written mostly in 2015 that sets out to wrestle with nearly everything at once: technology, fame, politics, social media, the environment and the shaky business of being human. Tillman even mailed his fan club a lengthy essay decoding the album's symbolism when he announced it, which tells you how seriously he took the joke.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
| 2017 | 45 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
| 2017 | 16 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2017 | 200 |
| 2017 | 58 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2017 | 103 |
| 2017 | 77 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2017 | 104 |
| 2017 | 51 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 641 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
Also listed as: Total Entertainment forever.
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