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“Wakin on a Pretty Day” by Kurt Vile
From the album Wakin on a Pretty Daze (2013)
“Wakin on a Pretty Day” by Kurt Vile appears on 7 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2013 and 2026. It was first released in 2013 on the album Wakin on a Pretty Daze. Its best result is #85 on the WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #240 indie & aaa song of 2013 and #2,396 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Wakin on a Pretty Day" all but names the album it comes from, Kurt Vile's Wakin on a Pretty Daze, released on April 8, 2013. Vile wrote it and plays electric and acoustic guitars and synthesizer, with Jesse Trbovich on a second electric guitar, Rob Laakso stacking up 12-string guitar, bass, synth and extra drums, Michael Johnson on synthesizer and Stella Mozgawa on drums. John Agnello produced, engineered and mixed it. The title sets the mood: a lazy, sun-struck morning with nowhere to be.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 85 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2013 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1340 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 221 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 416 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2024 | 311 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
| 2025 | 252 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 178 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Also listed as: Wakin' On A Pretty Day.
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