Song · The Gaslight Anthem
“45” by The Gaslight Anthem
From the album Handwritten (2012)
“45” by The Gaslight Anthem appears on 18 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 2012 and 2025. It was first released in 2012 on the album Handwritten. Its best result is #1 on the 98KUPD Top 98 of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #14 alternative song of 2012, #4,180 alternative song of all time and #147 of the '10s.
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The Gaslight Anthem introduced their fourth album, Handwritten, in May 2012 with "45", and it's the sound of a band getting its nerve back. It was the first song written for the record, and Brian Fallon has said that after The '59 Sound and American Slang he'd honestly wondered whether he had any Gaslight songs left in him. When this one came together, the worry lifted.
You can hear the relief. Brendan O'Brien produced and mixed it, with Nick DiDia engineering, and he gives the band's heart-on-sleeve punk a big, clean, arena-sized shove without sanding off the grit: churning guitars, a chorus built for shouting back, Fallon's rasp riding right on top. Fittingly, the video puts them in front of a crowd at the Stone Pony in New Jersey.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1261 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 827 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2025 | 804 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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