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“Reason is Treason” by Kasabian
From the album Kasabian (2004)
“Reason is Treason” by Kasabian appears on 9 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2005 and 2014. It was first released in 2004 on the album Kasabian. Its best result is #94 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #603 alternative song of 2005 and #3,694 alternative song of all time.
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"Reason Is Treason" was Kasabian's second single, a 2004 cut from their self-titled debut that came out as a limited release, which kept it off the charts entirely. The packaging did the talking instead: the 10-inch arrived with an actual Kasabian stencil held on by elastic bands, the promo CDs went out wrapped in brown paper, and both carried a Jacknife Lee mix rather than the album take.
The song itself is a strutting, synth-scuffed stomp written by Christopher Karloff and Sergio Pizzorno, with Karloff juggling bass, guitar, synthesizer and omnichord, Ryan Glover on drums, and Tom Meighan and Pizzorno sharing the vocal. The band produced it themselves, with extra production from Jim Abbiss. It found a long second life on screens, too: the opening scene of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life, the UK edition of Gran Turismo 4 and ITV4's Isle of Man TT coverage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 94 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 | 106 |
| 2005 | 295 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1387 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1633 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1637 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1677 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1695 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1696 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1658 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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