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Cover of We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank by Modest Mouse
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“Missed the Boat” by Modest Mouse

From the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007)

“Missed the Boat” by Modest Mouse appears on 28 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 2007 and 2026. It was first released in 2007 on the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Its best result is #4 on The End Top 107 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #33 alternative song of 2007, #1,815 alternative song of all time and #474 of the '00s.

28countdowns
18stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
2007–2026years charted

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Modest Mouse - Missed the Boat (Official Music Video)

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"Missed the Boat" sits sixth on We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, Modest Mouse's 2007 album, and it's a loping, easygoing sway of a song, with Isaac Brock's words floating on top and James Mercer of the Shins adding backing vocals. Johnny Marr is among the writers credited on the music, Clay Jones plays acoustic guitar, and Dennis Herring produced, mixing it with Joe Zook.

As the album's second single it reached #24 on Billboard's modern rock chart, and the video became a fan contest run with Apple. The winner, from the duo Walter Robot, stars a robot who directs himself playing a robot that flees his home. The song also closed out an episode of Scrubs, "My Waste of Time".

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#StationCountdownof
2007 88 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 107
2007 84 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 106
2007 33 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007 100
2007 4 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2007 107
2007 4 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 101
2007 101 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 102
2007 48 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 100
2007 56 KWOD Sacramento, CA KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007 106
2007 41 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2007 129
2007 10 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007 88
2007 12 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007 103
2008 24 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2008 51

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2007 656 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 701 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 69 WYEP WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade 913
2009 595 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 146 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2009 634 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 522 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 475 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 451 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 438 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 279 WTMD WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 896
2022 242 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2024 605 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2025 303 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 537 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2026 229 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Missed The Boat.

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