Artist · chart history
I Prevail
Band Southfield United States Formed 2013
I Prevail formed in 2013 in Southfield, United States. I Prevail has 22 chart appearances on 18 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 2015–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Alone”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #5. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted I Prevail most often is 98KUPD (Phoenix, AZ), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2020.
I Prevail came together in Southfield, Michigan, in 2013, and they got noticed the cheeky way: by taking Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" and turning it into a metal stomp. Released as a single from the Heart vs. Mind EP of 2014, the cover went platinum in America, and suddenly a band out of the post-hardcore trenches had everybody's attention.
The trick was proving they were more than a novelty, and Lifelines, their 2016 debut album on Fearless Records, did it with "Alone" and "Stuck in Your Head", songs that swing from clean, pop-punk hooks to throat-shredding screams. TRAUMA in 2019 was sharper and heavier: "Breaking Down" hangs on a huge chorus, and "Every Time You Leave" is a moodier, slower-burning thing. The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album, and "Bow Down" was up for Best Metal Performance.
True Power followed in 2022 and Violent Nature in 2025. The lineup has shifted plenty along the way, with singer Eric Vanlerberghe and guitarist Steve Menoian the only ones who have been there from the start.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by I Prevail on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alone | 4 | #5 | – | 2017 | |
| 2 | Every Time You Leave | 3 | #10 | – | 2020 | |
| 3 | Breaking Down | 2 | #1 | 1 | 2019 | |
| 4 | Blank Space | 3 | #17 | – | 2015 | |
| 5 | Bad Things | 3 | #16 | – | 2022 | |
| 6 | Hurricane | 1 | #6 | – | 2020 | |
| 7 | Stuck in Your Head | 1 | #8 | – | 2016 | |
| 8 | Lifelines | 2 | #38 | – | 2018 | |
| 9 | Deep End | 1 | #12 | – | 2023 | |
| 10 | Into Hell | 1 | #48 | – | 2025 | |
| 11 | Love, Lust, And Liars | 1 | #89 | – | 2015 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with I Prevail as a guest.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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