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“Waking Lions” by Pop Evil
From the album Pop Evil (2018)
“Waking Lions” by Pop Evil appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2017 and 2018. It was first released in 2018 on the album Pop Evil. Its best result is #11 on the SiriusXM Octane Big 'Uns Countdown Songs of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #49 hard rock song of 2017 and #60 of the '10s.
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Leigh Kakaty started "Waking Lions" in March 2017, during a stretch of writing on his own. Pop Evil's frontman worried that he tended to steamroll the band's group sessions, so he split off while the others worked up material of their own, then brought this one back to the room. The vote was unanimous, and it became the lead single from the band's self-titled 2018 album.
Kakaty sings it, with Nick Fuelling and Dave Grahs on guitars, Matt DiRito on bass and Hayley Cramer on drums. He had doubts about the early recordings until Kato Khandwala's final mix won him over, and before committing he filmed bandmates, family and friends hearing it for the first time; their reactions sealed it. By March 2018 it sat at the top of Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 77 | 98KUPD Phoenix, AZ | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2017 | 98 |
| 2017 | 11 | SiriusXM Octane National (SiriusXM satellite radio) | SiriusXM Octane Big 'Uns Countdown Songs of 2017 | 30 |
| 2018 | 15 | 98KUPD Phoenix, AZ | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2018 | 98 |
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