Song · Lumineers
“Cleopatra” by Lumineers
From the album Cleopatra (2016)
“Cleopatra” by Lumineers appears on 24 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 2016 and 2025. It was first released in 2016 on the album Cleopatra. Its best result is #2 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #36 alternative song of 2016 and #206 of the '10s.
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The title track of the Lumineers' 2016 album Cleopatra was written by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites with Simone Felice, who also produced it, and Ryan Hewitt engineered and mixed. It's a stripped-down stomp: Schultz on guitar, Fraites pounding the drums and adding piano, Neyla Pekarek sawing away on cello, and Schultz and Pekarek sharing the vocals.
The band plays it with folk-revival urgency, the rhythm galloping forward while the voice cracks and pushes, a small-room sound blown up just big enough to reach the back row.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 88 | 103.3 The Edge | 103.3 The Edge Top 103.3 Songs of the Decade | 103 |
| 2019 | 663 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2019 | 663 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2020 | 21 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) | 107 |
| 2022 | 128 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2023 | 1029 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 429 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 348 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 98 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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