Song · Hozier
“Work Song” by Hozier
From the EP From Eden (2014)
“Work Song” by Hozier appears on 10 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2015 and 2025. It was first released in 2014 on the EP From Eden. Its best result is #28 on the WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #503 alternative song of 2015.
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Hozier wrote "Work Song" by himself, and it appears on the From Eden EP and on his self-titled 2014 debut album, where it sits at track nine; in March 2015 it went out as the album's fifth single. He co-produced it with Rob Kirwan, playing guitar, piano and synthesizer himself, with André Antunes on drums and percussion, Alex Ryan on bass, Kate Ellis on cello and Andrew Scheps mixing.
It's gospel-blues with a soul streak, a low, murmured vocal riding a heavy, melodic bass line, tambourine and guitar, and the lyric is a vow of love that refuses to die. Hozier counts it among his favorites from the record. He played it on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that March, and it soundtracked the trailer for The Longest Ride and an episode of NBC's Constantine.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 28 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2015 | 104 |
| 2015 | 72 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2015 | 107 |
| 2015 | 62 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 38 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2015 | 88 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 545 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 497 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 497 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2024 | 392 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 194 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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