Song · Kasabian
“Shoot the Runner” by Kasabian
From the album Empire (2006)
“Shoot the Runner” by Kasabian appears on 9 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2007 and 2014. It was first released in 2006 on the album Empire. Its best result is #60 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #276 alternative song of 2007 and #3,001 alternative song of all time.
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"Shoot the Runner" swaggers in as the second track on Empire, Kasabian's second album, and in November 2006 it went out as the record's second single, reaching 17 in the UK. Sergio Pizzorno wrote it alone, and for the first time the band split lead vocals between him and Tom Meighan: Meighan barks the chorus, Pizzorno takes the rest. It struts on a swinging glam stomp, Chris Edwards and Ian Matthews locking the groove while Pizzorno piles on electric guitar and synth, with trombone and sax sneaking in at the edges.
Jim Abbiss produced it with the band at Rockfield Studios and Andy Wallace mixed it. It was also their first single with a swear word, which the radio edits bleeped, and it went on to turn up in Guitar Hero III, the Rock Band series and Saints Row 2.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 60 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 75 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1097 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1317 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1340 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1373 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1438 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1474 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1530 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
Also listed as: Shoot The Runner.
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