Song · Rilo Kiley
“The Moneymaker” by Rilo Kiley
From the album Under the Blacklight (2007)
“The Moneymaker” by Rilo Kiley appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2007 and 2022. It was first released in 2007 on the album Under the Blacklight. Its best result is #66 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #306 alternative song of 2007.
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Rilo Kiley led off Under the Blacklight, their fourth album, with "The Moneymaker", released as its first single on July 3, 2007 through Warner Bros. Jenny Lewis wrote it, and Jason Lader produced with the band, recording and mixing it too. It fits the album's tour of the seedier side of Los Angeles: the subject is pretty plainly sex, and quite possibly sex for pay or the porn business.
The video leans all the way in, opening on interviews, seemingly run by Lewis, with adult-film actors who then turn up alongside the band in a string of steamy scenes; a longer cut runs 12 minutes and brings in more performers. In 2009 Carl's Jr. put the song in a commercial starring Audrina Patridge.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 98 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 66 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2007 | 129 |
| 2007 | 70 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2008 | 89 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2008 | 136 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 896 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
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