Cover of MC Rut EP by Middle Class Rut
Cover: MC Rut EP

Song · Middle Class Rut

“New Low” by Middle Class Rut

From the EP MC Rut EP (2008)

“New Low” by Middle Class Rut appears on 25 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 2008 and 2011. It was first released in 2008 on the EP MC Rut EP. Its best result is #1 on the KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #37 alternative song of 2011 and #63 of the '10s.

25countdowns
21stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
6top 10 finishes
2008–2011years charted

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Zack Lopez and Sean Stockham wrote "New Low", and Middle Class Rut first put it out on an EP in 2008 before handing it a second life on No Name No Color, the band's 2010 album. That two-step release lines up neatly with when the song finally caught on the air: its countdown run came in 2010 and 2011, after the album arrived. It also turned up on the NBA 2K12 soundtrack, one more place for a slow-burning track to find ears.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2008 1 KWOD Sacramento, CA KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2008 106
2010 89 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 70 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 64 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 56 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 31 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 81 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 105
2010 40 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 85 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 48 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 20 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 76 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010 103
2010 15 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95
2011 49 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 8 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2011 99
2011 3 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2011 89
2011 35 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2011 92
2011 25 X107.5 Las Vegas, NV X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011 50
2011 8 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2011 105
2011 3 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2011 94
2011 88 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2011 88
2011 17 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 Songs of 2011 50
2011 10 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 94
2011 31 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94
2011 38 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2011 96

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