Song · Local Natives
“Airplanes” by Local Natives
From the album Gorilla Manor (2009)
“Airplanes” by Local Natives appears on 9 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2010 and 2025. It was first released in 2009 on the album Gorilla Manor. Its best result is #14 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #708 alternative song of 2010.
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Local Natives put "Airplanes" on Gorilla Manor in 2009, and it's the sound of a band with three singers and no intention of choosing between them: Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn and Taylor Rice all take vocals. Hahn and Rice play the guitars, Ayer adds keyboards and percussion, Andy Hamm plays bass, Matthew Frazier drives the drums and Amanda Salazar adds violin.
The band wrote it together and produced it with Raymond Richards, who also engineered, and Dan Long mixed. It's jittery and warm at once, like a gang shouting into one mic and somehow landing every harmony.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 86 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 | 101 |
| 2010 | 94 | WFPK Louisville, KY | WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010 | 100 |
| 2010 | 46 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 | 104 |
| 2010 | 25 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2010 | 89 |
| 2010 | 14 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010 | 88 |
| 2010 | 96 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2010 | 100 |
| 2011 | 57 | 89.9 WLCA St. Louis, MO | WLCA Top 89 of 2011 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 892 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2025 | 285 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
Also listed as: Airplane.
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