Song · Silverchair
“Straight Lines” by Silverchair
From the album Young Modern (2007)
“Straight Lines” by Silverchair appears on 17 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 2007 and 2025. It was first released in 2007 on the album Young Modern. Its best result is #2 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #20 alternative song of 2007 and #412 of the '00s.
Watch
Video from YouTube (SilverchairVEVO). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube
"Straight Lines" came out on 12 March 2007, a few weeks ahead of Young Modern, Silverchair's fifth studio album, and it went straight in at number one on the Australian singles chart, their first chart-topper since "Freak" a decade earlier. Daniel Johns wrote the words and, breaking from the go-it-alone approach of the Diorama era, shared the music with Julian Hamilton of the Presets. Johns produced with Nick Launay, and David Bottrill mixed.
It's a bright, bouncing pop-rock tune, all shimmering keys and a chorus built to be yelled back. Australia yelled it back: it went double platinum there, took Single of the Year and Best Selling Australian Single at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007, and was the most-played song on Australian radio that year. It came second in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007, just 13 votes short of the top.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 89 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 38 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007 | 91 |
| 2007 | 54 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2007 | 9 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 17 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2007 | 69 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 34 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007 | 89 |
| 2007 | 42 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 71 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 | 102 |
| 2007 | 53 | CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC | CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 64 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2007 | 42 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007 | 103 |
| 2007 | 2 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 | 100 |
| 2008 | 92 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 90 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) | 100 |
| 2018 | 74 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
| 2025 | 28 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "Straight Lines" by Silverchair.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.