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“Come On Eileen” by Save Ferris
From the album It Means Everything (1997)
“Come On Eileen” by Save Ferris appears on 13 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1997 and 2024. It was first released in 1997 on the album It Means Everything. Its best result is #7 on the X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #81 alternative song of 1997 and #2,603 alternative song of all time.
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On It Means Everything in 1997, Save Ferris took a swing at "Come On Eileen", the Kevin Rowland co-write that Dexys Midnight Runners carried to number one in both Britain and the United States back in 1982, when it was also the UK's best-selling single of the year.
Covering it is a dare. The original's stop-start tempo and shout-along chorus are welded into the memory of anyone who went near a dance floor in the '80s, so there's nowhere to hide. Save Ferris' version held its own anyway, hanging on in rock radio's countdowns from the late '90s well into the next century.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 | 107 |
| 1997 | 57 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 | 91 |
| 1997 | 103 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 | 105 |
| 1997 | 57 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 | 100 |
| 1997 | 7 | X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997 | 104 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1014 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1087 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1097 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1138 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1174 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1220 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1266 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2024 | 630 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
Also listed as: Come on Eileen.
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