Song · I Don't Know How But They Found Me
“Choke” by I Don't Know How But They Found Me
“Choke” by I Don't Know How But They Found Me appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2019 and 2020. Its best result is #2 on the CD101 Top 50 Songs of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #34 alternative song of 2019.
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Dallon Weekes wrote and produced "Choke" himself, and I Don't Know How But They Found Me first put it out on their own in October 2017, the next single after "Modern Day Cain". It's pop-punk with a wiry, sardonic edge. The following August the band, with Weekes on bass and vocals, reissued it as a double A-side with the new "Do It All the Time", a taste of the debut EP 1981 Extended Play and their first release for Fearless Records.
Raúl Gonzo directed the video, which came out on January 11, 2019, and it plays like a period piece: Weekes and former member Ryan Seaman performing on what passes for a music program that supposedly flickered across Eastern European television for a short while in the early '80s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 50 Songs of 2019 | 50 |
| 2019 | 71 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2019 | 88 |
| 2019 | 15 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2019 | 50 |
| 2020 | 36 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2020 | 91 |
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