Song · Fontaines D.C.
“Boys In The Better Land” by Fontaines D.C.
From the album Dogrel (2019)
“Boys In The Better Land” by Fontaines D.C. appears on 10 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2019 and 2026. It was first released in 2019 on the album Dogrel. Its best result is #4 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #77 alternative song of 2019.
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"Boys in the Better Land" comes from Dogrel, the debut album the Dublin post-punk band Fontaines D.C. put out on Partisan Records on 12 April 2019, and all five of them share the writing credit. Grian Chatten sings lead, Conor Curley plays guitar and baritone guitar, Carlos O'Connell adds more guitar, Conor Deegan III plays bass and Tom Coll drums, with Chatten and Coll on tambourine. Dan Carey produced and mixed it, and Alexis Smith engineered.
It's part of a debut that arrived with the storytelling instincts of a much older band and a snarl of youthful disillusionment to go with them, and the record was nominated for both the Choice Music Prize and the Mercury Prize in 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 52 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2019 | 89 |
| 2019 | 4 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2019 | 103 |
| 2019 | 17 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2019 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 88 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2023 | 242 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2024 | 80 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 881 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 328 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 222 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 181 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Also listed as: Boys in the Better Land.
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