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“The Wilhelm Scream” by James Blake
From the album James Blake (2011)
“The Wilhelm Scream” by James Blake appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2011 and 2013. It was first released in 2011 on the album James Blake. Its best result is #92 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #694 alternative song of 2011.
"The Wilhelm Scream" comes from James Blake's self-titled 2011 debut, and Polydor sent it out as a UK single that March. Blake produced and recorded it himself, and it takes its name from the Wilhelm scream, the stock sound effect that has yelped its way through countless films.
It's a slow-motion build. Digital Spy's Mayer Nissim heard Blake's voice swing between near-robotic chill and a reach for human contact over a bare backing that toys with space as much as notes, until the layers swell into waves of ambient dread around the two-minute mark and then fall away. Pitchfork put it 11th on its year-end list, Triple J listeners voted it into their 2011 Hottest 100, and Blake picked up an Ivor Award nomination for it. HBO's Entourage ran it over its end credits.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 92 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 845 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
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