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“Howlin' for You” by The Black Keys

From the album Brothers (2010)

“Howlin' for You” by The Black Keys appears on 58 radio countdowns from 41 stations between 2010 and 2026. It was first released in 2010 on the album Brothers. Its best result is #1 on the CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #9 alternative song of 2011, #1,869 alternative song of all time and #18 of the '10s.

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The Black Keys - Howlin' For You [Official Music Video]

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"Howlin' for You" comes off Brothers, the Black Keys' sixth album, released in May 2010, and it takes its cue from Gary Glitter's 1972 song "Rock and Roll." Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney wrote it and produced it with engineer Mark Neill, Tchad Blake handled the mix, and Lady Wray turns up on backing vocals, all of it adding up to a strutting, chant-along blues-rock grind.

The video spoofs a sexploitation movie trailer, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero with Tricia Helfer and Shaun White in the cast, while Auerbach and Carney appear as "Las Teclas de Negro"; it was one of five nominees for Best Rock Video at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. It's widely counted among the band's best: Complex put it at 10 on a list of their greatest songs in 2012, and American Songwriter ranked it fourth in 2021.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 45 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 104
2010 72 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 63 WFIV 105.3 Knoxville, TN WFIV Top 105 of 2010 105
2010 26 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010 88
2010 80 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010 100
2011 10 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2011 30
2011 17 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2011 91
2011 24 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 101
2011 1 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 6 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 15 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2011 99
2011 27 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 94
2011 20 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2011 50
2011 32 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2011 88
2011 19 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 13 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011 103
2011 9 KFOG San Francisco Bay Area, CA KFOG Foghead Favorites of 2011 50
2011 17 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 107 of 2011 105
2011 36 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94
2011 18 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2011 94
2011 28 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2011 89
2011 12 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 Songs of 2011 50
2011 29 X107.5 Las Vegas, NV X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011 50
2011 7 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2011 90
2011 5 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2011 105
2011 72 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2011 89
2011 24 Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY WEXT Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 14 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2011 50
2011 6 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2011 98
2011 9 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2011 25
2011 2 Rock 93.5 Columbia, SC Rock 93.5 WARQ Top 93 of 2011 92
2011 34 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2011 51
2011 3 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 103
2011 67 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2011 96
2012 68 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 Songs of 2012 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2011 717 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 477 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 603 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 118 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 567 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 468 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 435 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 35 103.3 The Edge 103.3 The Edge Top 103.3 Songs of the Decade 103
2019 71 102.7 WEQX WEQX Top 102.7 of the 2010's Decade 103
2019 11 93X 93X Top 93 Songs of the Decade (2010s) 93
2019 294 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 39 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) 107
2020 32 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99
2020 405 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 1114 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 603
2022 82 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 960 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 260 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2024 571 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 327 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 133 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 270 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 137 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Howlin' For You; Howlin For You; Howlin for You.

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