Song · Portugal. The Man
“So American” by Portugal. The Man
From the album In the Mountain in the Cloud (2011)
“So American” by Portugal. The Man appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2011 and 2014. It was first released in 2011 on the album In the Mountain in the Cloud. Its best result is #21 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #99 alternative song of 2012 and #5,317 alternative song of all time.
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"So American" was one of the two singles sent out to promote In the Mountain in the Cloud, Portugal. The Man's 2011 album and their first for a major label after Atlantic signed them. John Gourley wrote it alone, words and music, and co-produced it with Casey Bates alongside producer John Hill, with Andy Wallace handling the mix.
The record around it came slowly. The band had fibbed to Atlantic that the songs were already written, then spent eight months making the album, from Seattle sessions that yielded just one song to a stint with Hill in an El Paso studio.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 99 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 | 101 |
| 2012 | 30 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012 | 103 |
| 2012 | 21 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2012 | 88 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1485 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1537 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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