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“Harlem” by New Politics
From the album A Bad Girl In Harlem (2013)
“Harlem” by New Politics appears on 17 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2013 and 2023. It was first released in 2013 on the album A Bad Girl In Harlem. Its best result is #5 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 2013, #4,808 alternative song of all time and #128 of the '10s.
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"Harlem" kicked off 2013 for New Politics, leading the way for A Bad Girl in Harlem, the Danish outfit's second album, arriving on RCA with a video in tow, and it sounded like a different band from their earlier records. Frontman David Boyd built it from a real night: he met a girl from the Manhattan neighborhood at a party, it ended bittersweet, and she has no idea the song is about her.
The music is all bounce and swagger, a strutting, sing-along chorus riding a beat that won't let your feet stand still. It became their breakthrough, a hit across the States and still the single most people know them by.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 50 Songs of 2013 | 50 |
| 2013 | 13 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2013 | 91 |
| 2013 | 13 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top Songs of 2013 | 20 |
| 2013 | 24 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 5 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013 | 99 |
| 2013 | 14 | 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX | 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2013 | 94 |
| 2013 | 59 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 13 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2013 | 51 |
| 2013 | 17 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 of 2013 | 97 |
| 2013 | 34 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013 | 88 |
| 2013 | 10 | 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME | WCYY Year End Top 50 of 2013 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1785 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2014 | 461 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 373 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2020 | 78 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) | 107 |
| 2020 | 77 | The Buzz | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade | 99 |
| 2023 | 391 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
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