Song · Foals
“What Went Down” by Foals
From the album What Went Down (2015)
“What Went Down” by Foals appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2016 and 2024. It was first released in 2015 on the album What Went Down. Its best result is #22 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #50 alternative song of 2016.
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Foals kicked open their fourth album with its title track, "What Went Down", which debuted as the lead single on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show in June 2015. It's Foals at their most feral, a lumbering, heavy riff that builds and builds until the whole band sounds ready to tear the studio down.
James Ellis Ford produced, Jimmy Robertson engineered and Alan Moulder mixed, and they let the thing stay loud and ugly in the best way.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2016 | 91 |
| 2016 | 23 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2016 | 103 |
| 2016 | 67 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2016 | 99 |
| 2016 | 66 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2016 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 319 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
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