Song · Fountains of Wayne
“Someone to Love” by Fountains of Wayne
From the album Traffic and Weather (2007)
“Someone to Love” by Fountains of Wayne appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2007 and 2025. It was first released in 2007 on the album Traffic and Weather. Its best result is #43 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #250 alternative song of 2007.
"Someone to Love" throws the doors open on Traffic and Weather, Fountains of Wayne's fourth album, and Virgin sent it out as the lead single ahead of the record's April 2007 release. Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger wrote it together. Schlesinger produced it and covers guitar, bass and keyboards, while Collingwood sings lead and plays guitar and, of all things, banjo. Jody Porter adds more guitar, Brian Young handles drums and percussion, Melissa Auf der Maur of the Smashing Pumpkins drops in as a guest backing singer, and Michael Brauer mixed it.
It clips along at 120 beats a minute in B minor, with Collingwood stretching across a little more than two octaves. It peaked at 19 on the American Adult Alternative Airplay chart, and its video roped in the comedian Demetri Martin.
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
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 86 | CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC | CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 43 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007 | 103 |
| 2007 | 46 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 341 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 107 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2022 | 1093 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2025 | 818 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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