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“Galvanize” by The Chemical Brothers
From the album Push the Button (2004)
“Galvanize” by The Chemical Brothers appears on 22 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2004 and 2025. It was first released in 2004 on the album Push the Button. Its best result is #8 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #85 alternative song of 2005 and #3,107 alternative song of all time.
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"Galvanize" came out late in 2004 as the first single from Push the Button, the Chemical Brothers' fifth studio album, and it put Q-Tip's cool, unhurried rap on top of a bristling big-beat bounce. Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons share the writing credit with Q-Tip and Najat Aatabou, and the track struts on a swirling, string-driven hook that sounds like a marching band crashing a desert wedding.
It gave the duo their highest British chart placing since "Hey Boy Hey Girl" in 1999, reaching number 3, and it went all the way to the top in Greece and Spain.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 69 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 | 103 |
| 2004 | 65 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 | 100 |
| 2005 | 102 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 | 107 |
| 2005 | 87 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 | 106 |
| 2005 | 97 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005 | 100 |
| 2005 | 8 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 | 101 |
| 2005 | 148 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 | 150 |
| 2005 | 92 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005 | 102 |
| 2005 | 9 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2005 | 230 |
| 2005 | 23 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005 | 103 |
| 2005 | 170 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1301 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1517 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1516 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1403 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1362 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1386 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2013 | 82 | BBC Radio 6 Music | BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years | 100 |
| 2014 | 1448 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2022 | 192 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2025 | 676 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 631 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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