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“Middle of Nowhere” by Hot Hot Heat

From the album Elevator (2005)

“Middle of Nowhere” by Hot Hot Heat appears on 22 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 2005 and 2014. It was first released in 2005 on the album Elevator. Its best result is #6 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #42 alternative song of 2005, #1,516 alternative song of all time and #380 of the '00s.

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#6best position
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"Middle of Nowhere" was the second single from Elevator, the second album by Canadian indie rockers Hot Hot Heat, released on Sire in 2005 with Dave Sardy producing. It's all elbows and nervous energy, a wiry, bouncing rush that tries to outrun its own anxiety.

The single went out in the UK and US in July 2005, peaking at number 23 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and 47 in the UK, with a video directed by Marc Webb. Television found it too: it turned up in the first season of Psych, in the episode "From Earth to Starbucks", and in the third season of One Tree Hill, in "Over the Hills and Far Away".

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2005 27 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 107
2005 70 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005 91
2005 33 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101
2005 39 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005 100
2005 88 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2005 107
2005 6 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005 89
2005 77 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101
2005 28 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 150
2005 29 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005 102
2005 66 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005 99
2005 68 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005 103
2005 73 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005 100
2005 19 CRNC 90.1 Niagara / Toronto, ON CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005 91
2005 67 ModernRock.com Online ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 400
2006 74 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2007 225 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 279 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 238 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 218 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 232 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 240 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 249 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: The Middle of Nowhere; Middle Of Nowhere.

Charting alongside it in 2005

Best songs of 2005 →
  1. 1Best of YouFoo Fighters
  2. 2Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz
  3. 3Beverly HillsWeezer
  4. 4The Hand That FeedsNine Inch Nails
  5. 5HolidayGreen Day
  6. 6Speed of SoundColdplay

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