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“Do The Panic” by Phantom Planet
From the album The Guest (2002)
“Do The Panic” by Phantom Planet appears on 6 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2008 and 2014. It was first released in 2002 on the album The Guest. Its best result is #92 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #490 alternative song of 2008 and #5,421 alternative song of all time.
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"Do the Panic" took the scenic route. Frontman Alex Greenwald wrote it with Jason Schwartzman, then still behind Phantom Planet's drum kit, and it was first heard in the 2001 film Don's Plum before making its record debut on the band's 2004 album Negatives. In March 2008 they cut it again with new lyrics for Raise the Dead and sent it out as a single on Fueled by Ramen, a jittery garage-rock rush with a grin on its face.
That remake got around: an episode from Gossip Girl's first season and the show's OMFGG soundtrack, Fox's fall 2008 ad campaign, EA's NHL 09 and the TV spots for 50/50. The video plays like a horror-movie spoof, with the band missing assorted body parts, and Rolling Stone ranked it 71st among the year's 100 best songs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 92 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2008 | 136 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1711 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1745 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1819 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1882 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1960 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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