Song · Sunny Day Real Estate
“In Circles” by Sunny Day Real Estate
From the album Diary (1994)
“In Circles” by Sunny Day Real Estate appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2002 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album Diary. Its best result is #501 on the KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,168 alternative song of all time.
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"In Circles" is on Diary, the debut album Sunny Day Real Estate released on May 10, 1994, a record many hold up as a defining document of emo's second wave and a key step toward Midwest emo. The whole band shares the music credit, while Jeremy Enigk and Dan Hoerner wrote the words together. Enigk sings lead with Hoerner also on vocals, the two of them on guitars over Nate Mendel's bass and William Goldsmith's drums, and Brad Wood produced and recorded it.
The songs came together sideways. While Mendel was off touring with his other group, Christ on a Crutch, Goldsmith brought his friend Enigk in to jam alongside Hoerner, then the singer, in a project called Thief, Steal Me a Peach, and the album's song list grew out of six tracks written in that project.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1827 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2019 | 501 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2023 | 721 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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