Song · Middle Kids
“Stacking Chairs” by Middle Kids
From the album Today We’re the Greatest (2021)
“Stacking Chairs” by Middle Kids appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2021 and 2026. It was first released in 2021 on the album Today We’re the Greatest. Its best result is #19 on the WERS Top 88 Songs of 2021. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #209 alternative song of 2021.
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"Stacking Chairs" arrived in March 2021 as the fourth single from Today We're the Greatest, the second album from Australian band Middle Kids, and it's a love song with its sleeves rolled up. Hannah Joy has described it as a reflection on her marriage to bandmate Tim Fitz, and the title is her image for a love that doesn't clock off when the party ends: the person still there after the guests have gone, who sees you worn out and at your least glamorous and sticks around anyway.
W.A.M. Bleakley directed the video, which followed in August 2021, and the song was certified gold in Australia in 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2021 | 90 |
| 2021 | 19 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2021 | 88 |
| 2021 | 58 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2021 | 107 |
| 2021 | 39 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 241 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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