Song · LCD Soundsystem
“I Can Change” by LCD Soundsystem
From the album This Is Happening (2010)
“I Can Change” by LCD Soundsystem appears on 17 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2010 and 2026. It was first released in 2010 on the album This Is Happening. Its best result is #11 on the WLOY Top 50 of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #206 alternative song of 2010.
Watch
Video from YouTube (zzzz_______). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube
"I Can Change" came out in 2010 as the third single from This Is Happening, LCD Soundsystem's third album, on DFA Records. James Murphy wrote it with bandmate Pat Mahoney, and he sings it and plays practically everything: synthesizers, drum machine, electronic drums, cowbell, güiro and assorted percussion. David Sardy mixed it.
It's the sound of one man and a room full of machines, pulsing warm and steady under Murphy's voice, a dance record that takes its time and doesn't care who's watching. The song got picked for the FIFA 11 soundtrack and made it to number 85 on the French singles chart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 66 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010 | 103 |
| 2010 | 39 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010 | 88 |
| 2010 | 11 | WLOY Baltimore, MD | WLOY Top 50 of 2010 | 50 |
| 2010 | 58 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2010 | 89 |
| 2010 | 14 | 93XRT Chicago, IL | WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2010 | 25 |
| 2010 | 92 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010 | 100 |
| 2011 | 41 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2011 | 111 |
| 2012 | 34 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2012 | 131 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 308 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2019 | 592 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 268 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2019 | 592 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2022 | 1212 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2024 | 849 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 237 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 281 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 705 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "I Can Change" by LCD Soundsystem.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.