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“HandClap” by Fitz and the Tantrums
From the album Fitz and the Tantrums (2016)
“HandClap” by Fitz and the Tantrums appears on 16 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 2016 and 2025. It was first released in 2016 on the album Fitz and the Tantrums. Its best result is #4 on the SiriusXM Alt Nation's 36 Biggest Alternative Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #4 alternative song of 2016, #7,505 alternative song of all time and #156 of the '10s.
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"HandClap" kicked off Fitz and the Tantrums' self-titled 2016 album for Elektra, and it's built exactly the way the title promises: a stomp-and-clap chant engineered to get a whole room on its feet. Ricky Reed produced it and wrote it with the band and Sam Hollander, and every piece of it points straight at the chorus.
No song by the indie pop band has climbed higher on the Billboard Hot 100, where it topped out at number 53. Then it just kept finding new homes: the Forza Horizon 3 soundtrack, Just Dance, a performance on the survival show Produce 48 in 2018, and above all sporting events, where it has turned into a crowd-rousing fixture.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) | 107 |
| 2022 | 484 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2025 | 693 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 91 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
Also listed as: Handclap; Hand Clap.
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