Song · M J Lenderman
“She's Leaving You” by M J Lenderman
“She's Leaving You” by M J Lenderman appears on 17 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 2024 and 2026. Its best result is #1 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2024. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #148 alternative song of 2024.
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"She's Leaving You" was the first taste of Manning Fireworks, MJ Lenderman's fourth album, landing on Anti- on June 24, 2024, and it's a sad-sack comedy you can shout along to. The guy at its center is a lousy middle-aged mess whose lies unravel after a bender in Vegas, and Lenderman plays him for laughs and pity in equal measure.
He co-produced it with Alex Farrar and played nearly every instrument himself, and the track carries a rollicking guitar solo plus backing vocals from Karly Hartzman, his bandmate in Wednesday. Critics lined up behind it, many calling it a highlight of the album and one of his best songs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2024 | 90 |
| 2024 | 5 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2024 | 89 |
| 2024 | 139 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2024 | 200 |
| 2024 | 1 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2024 | 90 |
| 2024 | 63 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2024 | 89 |
| 2024 | 52 | WNXP 91.ONE Nashville, TN | WNXP 91 Most Played Songs of 2024 | 91 |
| 2024 | 3 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2024 | 89 |
| 2024 | 7 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2024 | 103 |
| 2024 | 41 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2024 | 107 |
| 2024 | 15 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2024 | 100 |
| 2024 | 200 | KALX 90.7 San Francisco Bay Area | KALX 500 Most Played New Songs in 2024 | 500 |
| 2025 | 41 | 91.3 The Summit Akron, OH | The Summit FM Top 91 Songs of 2025 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 492 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 374 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 492 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 155 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
| 2026 | 637 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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