Song · Modest Mouse
“Polar Opposites” by Modest Mouse
From the album The Lonesome Crowded West (1997)
“Polar Opposites” by Modest Mouse appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1998 and 2019. It was first released in 1997 on the album The Lonesome Crowded West. Its best result is #55 on The End Top 107 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #272 alternative song of 1998 and #3,786 alternative song of all time.
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"Polar Opposites" turns up on The Lonesome Crowded West, Modest Mouse's 1997 album, and it's the calm eye of that record's storm: a loping, lopsided guitar figure, Isaac Brock's voice wavering somewhere between weary and wry, and a rhythm section that sways more than it pounds. Brock wrote it with Jeremiah Green and Eric Judy. Calvin Johnson produced, with Brock and engineer Scott Swayze co-producing, and the recording keeps its scrappy, homemade edges, which is exactly where the song's charm lives.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 826 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2005 | 295 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 194 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
| 2019 | 1086 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2019 | 370 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
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