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“The Wire” by Haim
“The Wire” by Haim appears on 17 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2013 and 2025. Its best result is #6 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #94 alternative song of 2013.
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"The Wire" was the fourth single Haim lifted from Days Are Gone, the American band's 2013 debut album, with Ariel Rechtshaid producing and Polydor putting it out. It's sleek, strutting pop rock, slotted into their run of singles between "Falling" and "If I Could Change Your Mind", and it wears its confidence lightly.
The critics were on board. Pitchfork placed it sixth among its top tracks of 2013 and later found room for it at 91 on its list of the best songs of the 2010s, and Rolling Stone had it at 16 on its best songs of the year. It reached 16 on the UK singles chart, went platinum in Australia and came in at 11 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2013. The video, which turned up on YouTube in August, features a cameo from comedian Jorma Taccone.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013 | 88 |
| 2013 | 89 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 6 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2013 | 89 |
| 2013 | 82 | WFPK Louisville, KY | WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2013 | 100 |
| 2013 | 23 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2013 | 89 |
| 2013 | 8 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2013 | 90 |
| 2013 | 18 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2013 | 200 |
| 2013 | 11 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 351 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2018 | 393 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 75 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 75 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2022 | 1095 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2024 | 353 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 252 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 98 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 172 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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