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“Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)” by Run the Jewels featuring Zack de la Rocha
From the album Run the Jewels 2 (2014) Featuring Zack de la Rocha
“Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)” by Run the Jewels featuring Zack de la Rocha appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2014. It was first released in 2014 on the album Run the Jewels 2. Its best result is #72 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #391 alternative song of 2014.
Run the Jewels pulled "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)" off Run the Jewels 2, the duo's second album, as its second single on September 30, 2014, and it comes with a surprise third voice: Zack de la Rocha, alongside El-P and Killer Mike. That was pure luck. El-P has told how he ran into de la Rocha in L.A. on his way to the studio while making the record; de la Rocha dropped by, heard what they had, and was recording with them a day later. El-P produced it, and Trackstar the DJ works the turntables.
AG Rojas directed the video, a draining wrestling match between a white cop (Shea Whigham) and a black man (LaKeith Stanfield), both running on empty, in which neither one ever reaches for the gun and neither ever really gets the upper hand.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 72 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 | 100 |
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