RockLists.com
Cover of musicforthemorningafter by Pete Yorn
Cover: musicforthemorningafter

Song · Pete Yorn

“Life On A Chain” by Pete Yorn

From the album musicforthemorningafter (2001)

“Life On A Chain” by Pete Yorn appears on 28 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 2001 on the album musicforthemorningafter. Its best result is #10 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #99 alternative song of 2001 and #4,163 alternative song of all time.

28countdowns
11stations
#10best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
2001–2026years charted

Watch

Pete Yorn - Life On A Chain

Video from YouTube (PeteYornVEVO). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube

"Life on a Chain" comes from musicforthemorningafter, Pete Yorn's 2001 album, and it's close to a one-man show. Yorn wrote it, sang it and played most of it himself: drums, acoustic and electric guitars, bass and synthesizer. R. Walt Vincent co-produced and engineered, chipping in bass, electric guitar and a lonesome blast of harmonica, while Brad Wood added analog synth, extra production and the final mix.

The result is a scruffy, sunlit shuffle with a restless heart, the sound of a bedroom recording that found its way onto the open road. Rock radio's countdowns have kept calling it back ever since.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 51 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001 91
2001 10 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 101
2001 52 99X Atlanta, GA 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001 99
2001 26 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2001 103
2001 11 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 30 Songs of 2001 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 1970 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1953 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1734 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1734 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1723 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 875 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 1836 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1843 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 45 WYEP WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade 913
2009 1836 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 222 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 1884 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 685 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 1915 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1971 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2016 693 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2022 231 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2023 1024 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2024 145 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 589 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2024 638 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 178 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2026 429 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Life on a Chain; Life On a Chain.

Charting alongside it in 2001

Best songs of 2001 →
  1. 1Hash PipeWeezer
  2. 2SchismTool
  3. 3How You Remind MeNickelback
  4. 4Smooth CriminalAlien Ant Farm
  5. 5It's Been AwhileStaind
  6. 6Fat LipSum 41

Comments

Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "Life On A Chain" by Pete Yorn.

Be kind and stay on topic. Guidelines

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.