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“Swim Until You Can't See Land” by Frightened Rabbit
From the album The Winter of Mixed Drinks (2010)
“Swim Until You Can't See Land” by Frightened Rabbit appears on 16 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2010 and 2026. It was first released in 2010 on the album The Winter of Mixed Drinks. Its best result is #11 on the WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #234 alternative song of 2010.
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"Swim Until You Can't See Land" arrived on Frightened Rabbit's The Winter of Mixed Drinks in March 2010, and it sounds like a band throwing every window open. Scott Hutchison wrote the words and sings them, and the music came from the full band: Hutchison, Grant Hutchison, Billy Kennedy and Andy Monaghan, all of whom also chip in backing vocals.
The credits are packed. Grant Hutchison handles drums and percussion, Kennedy moves between bass, guitar and keys, Monaghan adds guitar and keyboards, and a crew of extra players brings violin, cello, trumpet, trombone and saxophone to the swell. Stuart Hamilton recorded it and Peter Katis mixed it and added production, and the whole thing builds like a tide coming in: huge, homemade and aching in all the right places.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010 | 88 |
| 2010 | 28 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2010 | 88 |
| 2010 | 11 | WFPK Louisville, KY | WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010 | 100 |
| 2010 | 35 | WLOY Baltimore, MD | WLOY Top 50 of 2010 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 267 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2018 | 329 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 12 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2019 | 172 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 172 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2022 | 306 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2022 | 1081 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2023 | 704 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 436 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2025 | 462 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 327 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 981 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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