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“Let The Day Begin” by The Call

From the album Let the Day Begin (1989)

“Let The Day Begin” by The Call appears on 23 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1989 and 2026. It was first released in 1989 on the album Let the Day Begin. Its best result is #33 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #25 alternative song of 1989, #1,614 alternative song of all time and #209 of the '80s.

23countdowns
8stations
#33best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2026years charted

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"Let the Day Begin" is the title track of the Call's 1989 album, a record their old label, Elektra, had passed on, and Michael Been wrote it, words and music. MCA put it out as a single and it climbed the charts, which turned out to be only half the story. MCA was changing pressing plants and hadn't printed enough copies; by Been's account the record hit number one, the shops sold out, and it took five weeks before fresh copies could be pressed. His verdict: in this business, a gap like that decides whether you live or die.

In Britain it still got to No. 42 on the singles chart, and years later Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign adopted it as a theme song.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 39 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 37 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 33 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 982 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1359 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1359 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1361 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1360 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 453 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1346 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 452 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1346 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1346 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1477 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1410 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1422 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1449 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1515 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1492 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1467 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 328 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2025 160 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2026 283 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Let the Day Begin.

Charting alongside it in 1989

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  2. 2StandR.E.M.
  3. 3Here Comes Your ManThe Pixies
  4. 4She Drives Me CrazyFine Young Cannibals
  5. 5Love ShackThe B-52's
  6. 6Personal JesusDepeche Mode

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