Song · Michael Franti/Spearhead
“Bomb The World” by Michael Franti/Spearhead
“Bomb The World” by Michael Franti/Spearhead appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. Its best result is #47 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #412 alternative song of 2003.
"Bomb the World" is the protest single from Michael Franti & Spearhead's Everyone Deserves Music, and The Independent heard it as Franti's answer to September 11. It arrived in 2003 with its message worn right on its sleeve, and the New Internationalist hailed it as the anthem for a fresh wave of anti-war protesters, singling out its stirring chorus and a coda made for marching.
Not everyone heard a battle cry. Looking back in 2015, the Chicago Tribune described a lighthearted, mid-tempo pop song in the vein of Bob Marley and Johnny Nash, which is its own kind of compliment: the protest comes wrapped in a sway rather than a snarl. Reggae and funk pair Sly and Robbie produced a remix, the Armageddon Mix.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 | 100 |
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