Song · LCD Soundsystem
“Call The Police” by LCD Soundsystem
From the album American Dream (2017)
“Call The Police” by LCD Soundsystem appears on 11 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2017 and 2025. It was first released in 2017 on the album American Dream. Its best result is #10 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #39 alternative song of 2017.
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LCD Soundsystem came back with "Call The Police" in May 2017, paired with "American Dream" on a digital double A-side through DFA and Columbia, and together they were the first look at the fourth album that took the second song's name. The band had already road-tested it in the first encore of an April 6 show at the newly opened Brooklyn Steel, where the setlist called it "Call Police" and the crowd was asked to keep their phones down so the band could unveil it properly.
On record it's mostly James Murphy's machine: he plays bass, drums, drum machine, piano, synths and even the finger snaps, with Al Doyle on guitar and string synth and Korey Richey, who also engineered, joining the vocals. Dave Sardy mixed it in Los Angeles, and critics heard post-punk in its bones.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 64 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2017 | 91 |
| 2017 | 89 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2017 | 99 |
| 2017 | 10 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2017 | 104 |
| 2017 | 54 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2017 | 103 |
| 2017 | 59 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2017 | 104 |
| 2017 | 12 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017 | 89 |
| 2017 | 28 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 50 Songs of 2017 | 50 |
| 2017 | 52 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
| 2017 | 47 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2017 | 50 |
| 2017 | 92 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2017 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 730 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
Also listed as: Call the Police; call the police.
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