Song · The Crystal Method
“Name of the Game” by The Crystal Method
From the album Tweekend (2001)
“Name of the Game” by The Crystal Method appears on 9 radio countdowns from 9 stations in 2001. It was first released in 2001 on the album Tweekend. Its best result is #29 on the WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #84 alternative song of 2001.
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"Name of the Game" was the first single from Tweekend, the Crystal Method's 2001 second album, and it hits like rap rock with its knuckles taped: Tom Morello's guitar grinding against the programming, DJ Swamp scratching holes in the groove, and Ryan "Ryu" Maginn barking the vocal. Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland wrote it with Morello, who also came aboard as co-producer, and a sample of Tina Dixon's 1974 cut "Calling All Freaks" is folded into the mix.
The Marcos Siega video starred Nosey, a guy whose whole face is one giant nose, playing sports, breakdancing with his crew, fumbling a romance and getting hauled off by the cops, then promising a sequel that never arrived. Odd footnote: for all the song's popularity, it has hardly ever turned up in the Crystal Method's live sets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 91 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001 | 91 |
| 2001 | 78 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 93 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2001 | 54 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 29 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 67 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2001 | 107 |
| 2001 | 49 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
| 2001 | 69 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 | 191 |
| 2001 | 100 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
Also listed as: The Name of the Game.
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