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“Carried Away” by Passion Pit
From the album Gossamer (2012)
“Carried Away” by Passion Pit appears on 10 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2012 and 2014. It was first released in 2012 on the album Gossamer. Its best result is #14 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #53 alternative song of 2013, #6,142 alternative song of all time and #498 of the '10s.
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Michael Angelakos wrote "Carried Away" for Gossamer, Passion Pit's second album, in 2012, and he called it his favourite song on the record. It sits third on the album and went out as its fourth single in 2013. He produced it with Chris Zane, who also plays drums and percussion, while Alex Aldi engineered and chipped in extra production, and Ebba Lovisa Andersson, Petra Brohäll and Amanda Wikström add voices around his lead.
It's the band's sugar-rush sound at full tilt, glittering on top and nervy underneath. The video, directed by Ben and Alex Brewer and released on Valentine's Day 2013, cast Angelakos and actress Sophia Bush as a couple who can't stop fighting. A remix contest run with Indaba Music ended with Freddie Westborn's winning mix handed to fans as a free download.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 36 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2012 | 89 |
| 2012 | 33 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2012 | 200 |
| 2012 | 75 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012 | 96 |
| 2013 | 82 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2013 | 91 |
| 2013 | 16 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 14 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013 | 88 |
| 2013 | 40 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 61 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 of 2013 | 97 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 498 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2014 | 1435 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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