Song · Taking Back Sunday
“MakeDamnSure” by Taking Back Sunday
From the album Louder Now (2006)
“MakeDamnSure” by Taking Back Sunday appears on 13 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2006 and 2010. It was first released in 2006 on the album Louder Now. Its best result is #11 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #24 alternative song of 2006 and #382 of the '00s.
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"MakeDamnSure" started life as "You're So Cool" before Taking Back Sunday renamed it and picked it to open the campaign for Louder Now, their third album, as the lead single in 2006. Credited to the whole band and produced, recorded and mixed by Eric Valentine, it's glossy, big-shouldered pop-punk that swings from a coiled verse to a chorus built to be screamed back.
It became their most successful single, reaching 48 on the Hot 100 and 8 on the Alternative chart, and Rolling Stone put it at 52 among the year's 100 best songs. Marc Klasfeld's video sets the band in a wind tunnel where the gusts keep building until the last pass through the loud chorus nearly blows them off their feet, cut against scenes of destruction that get replayed later as something gentler.
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 | 66 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 94 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 23 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 17 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
| 2006 | 39 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 11 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 48 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 19 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 30 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 | 97 |
| 2006 | 46 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
| 2006 | 13 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006 | 88 |
| 2006 | 28 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 198 | 94.1 The Zone | 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade | 210 |
Also listed as: Makedamnsure; Make Damn Sure.
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