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“Panic Switch” by Silversun Pickups

From the album Swoon (2009)

“Panic Switch” by Silversun Pickups appears on 59 radio countdowns from 44 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 2009 on the album Swoon. Its best result is #1 on the 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009, and it was voted number one on three countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #3 alternative song of 2009, #2,498 alternative song of all time, #24 of the '00s and #395 of the '10s.

59countdowns
44stations
#1best position
3#1 finishes
19top 10 finishes
2009–2026years charted

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"Panic Switch" was the first single from Swoon, the second album by Silversun Pickups, released in March 2009 on the independent Dangerbird label. Dave Cooley produced it and Tony Hoffer mixed it, and the result is a tense, coiled rocker that keeps threatening to snap.

It did more than threaten. The song climbed to number one on Billboard's alternative chart, the first by an independent act to get there in 11 years, then sat at number two for another 11 weeks behind Linkin Park's "New Divide". It also gave the band their first appearance on the Hot 100.

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#StationCountdownof
2009 2 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 20 Songs of 2009 20
2009 5 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 91
2009 5 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 3 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 27 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 3 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 1 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 102
2009 4 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 99
2009 67 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2009 100
2009 6 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2009 51
2009 83 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 14 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2009 103
2009 2 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 5 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top Songs of 2009 103
2009 20 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 104 Songs of 2009 104
2009 1 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 14 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2009 106
2009 11 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 30 of 2009 30
2009 16 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009 103
2009 7 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 37 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2009 90
2009 24 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 105
2009 62 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2009 88
2009 7 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 12 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 2 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009 99
2009 101 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 106
2009 3 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 10 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 4 WVBR Ithaca, NY WVBR Top 93 of 2009 92
2009 3 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009 107
2009 45 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 103
2009 95 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 100
2009 1 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 96
2010 42 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 55 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 34 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 19 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94
2011 56 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 97 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 498 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2010 166 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 160 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2013 546 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 262 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 257 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2018 829 WTMD WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 896
2019 315 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 95 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) 107
2020 22 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99
2020 372 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 401 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 485 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 191 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 290 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2025 599 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 528 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 659 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 221 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 2009

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  5. 6The FixerPearl Jam
  6. 721 GunsGreen Day

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