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“Re-Education (Through Labor)” by Rise Against

From the album Appeal to Reason (2008)

“Re-Education (Through Labor)” by Rise Against appears on 27 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 2008 and 2023. It was first released in 2008 on the album Appeal to Reason. Its best result is #4 on the 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #12 alternative song of 2008, #3,627 alternative song of all time and #229 of the '00s.

27countdowns
19stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
2008–2023years charted

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Rise Against - Re-Education (Through Labor)

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"Re-Education (Through Labor)" led the charge for Appeal to Reason, the fifth studio album from punk rockers Rise Against, and in 2008 it gave them a new foothold on rock radio. It went out to digital stores and stations with its video on the same day, and a limited 7" vinyl pressing went only to fans who pre-ordered the album, backed with a cover of Minor Threat's "Minor Threat".

The song is melodic hardcore with the throttle wide open: a sprinting beat, and a chorus built to be shouted back from the pit. It climbed to number three on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, well past the number 6 peak of "The Good Left Undone", and it was the first Rise Against song to show up on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2008 36 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 106
2008 8 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2008 91
2008 44 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008 105
2008 23 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 102
2008 8 KWOD Sacramento, CA KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2008 106
2008 33 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2008 88
2008 29 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2008 103
2008 30 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2008 51
2008 11 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2008 50
2008 23 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 105
2008 4 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2008 94
2008 41 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2008 99
2008 70 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 of 2008 94
2008 84 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 100
2009 49 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 91
2009 21 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 78 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 102
2009 44 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 99
2009 86 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009 99
2009 29 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 30 of 2009 30
2010 18 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 156 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 80 WJRR WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade 101
2014 272 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 301 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 334 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2023 398 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500

Also listed as: Re-education (Through Labor); Re-education Through Labor; Re-Education; Re-Education (through Labor); Re Education (Through Labor); Reeducation (Through Labor).

Charting alongside it in 2008

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  4. 4Pork And BeansWeezer
  5. 5Let It DieFoo Fighters
  6. 6HumanThe Killers

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