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“In the Crossfire” by Starsailor
From the album On the Outside (2005)
“In the Crossfire” by Starsailor appears on 10 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2006 and 2011. It was first released in 2005 on the album On the Outside. Its best result is #51 on The End Top 107 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #161 alternative song of 2006 and #5,450 alternative song of all time.
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"In the Crossfire" comes from On the Outside, the 2005 album where Starsailor turned their attention outward. It was the band's first political song: a look at the Iraq War through the suffering of the people caught in it, and a pointed rebuke of Tony Blair lining up with George W. Bush.
The sound hardens to match. James Walsh, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne and Barry Westhead wrote it, and producer Rob Schnapf, mixing with engineer Doug Boehm, gives it a heavier, more grown-up push than their earlier records, putting clear distance between them and the Coldplay crowd. It reached 22 on the UK Singles Chart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 94 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 51 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 93 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 80 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 138 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1688 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1791 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1823 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1870 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1952 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
Also listed as: In The Crossfire.
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