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“Edge of Town” by Middle Kids
From the EP Middle Kids (2017)
“Edge of Town” by Middle Kids appears on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2017 and 2026. It was first released in 2017 on the EP Middle Kids. Its best result is #47 on The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #228 alternative song of 2017.
"Edge of Town" was Middle Kids' first single, released in May 2016, and it went on to lead the Australian group's self-titled debut EP in 2017. Hannah Joy wrote it, bandmate Tim Fitz produced it and Peter Katis mixed it, and its subject is billed as a true story: a girl the earth swallowed up.
Joy has called it optimistic, full of angst and confusion but threaded with hope, and Fitz credited its spirit with setting the direction for how the band wrote from then on. They put it up on Triple J Unearthed, it won FBi Radio's Northern Lights competition in November 2016, and in February 2017 the band played it on Conan for their US television debut. Australia certified it gold in 2019, then platinum in 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 86 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
| 2017 | 137 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2017 | 200 |
| 2017 | 55 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2017 | 103 |
| 2017 | 62 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 47 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2023 | 785 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2024 | 929 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2026 | 78 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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