Song · Laufey
“Silver Lining” by Laufey
From the album A Matter of Time (2025)
“Silver Lining” by Laufey appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2025 and 2026. It was first released in 2025 on the album A Matter of Time. Its best result is #19 on the Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2025. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #78 indie & aaa song of 2025, #3,120 indie & aaa song of all time and #409 of the '20s.
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"Silver Lining" was the lead single from Laufey's third studio album, A Matter of Time, and she pitched it as a love song about letting your real self loose once you've fallen: the kid inside you comes out, desire gives you nerve, and if the romance drags you all the way down, at least you've got company. Laufey wrote it, composed it with Spencer Stewart, co-produced it with him and plays electric guitar, with Stewart on bass, Jordan Rose on drums and Mark LeVang adding accordion.
The video, directed by Jason Lester and shot on 35mm film, drops her into a fantastical masquerade ball with choreography inspired by The Rite of Spring, and watches the party slide into a surreal hellscape of her own making.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | 91.3 The Summit Akron, OH | The Summit FM Top 91 Songs of 2025 | 91 |
| 2025 | 59 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Songs of 2025 | 100 |
| 2025 | 27 | KXT Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | KXT Top 91 Songs of 2025 | 91 |
| 2025 | 19 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2025 | 103 |
| 2025 | 59 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2025 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 135 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
| 2026 | 669 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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