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“Standing In The Way Of Control” by The Gossip
From the album Standing in the Way of Control (2006)
“Standing In The Way Of Control” by The Gossip appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2006 and 2024. It was first released in 2006 on the album Standing in the Way of Control. Its best result is #76 on the BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #548 alternative song of 2006.
"Standing in the Way of Control" is the title track of the third album by American indie rock band Gossip, written by Beth Ditto, Nathan Howdeshell and Hannah Blilie and produced and mixed by Guy Picciotto and Ryan Hadlock. Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon supplied the cover art for the single.
Its release history is a tangle. A Le Tigre remix came first, as the band's debut single in 2005; the original followed as a single in 2006 and climbed to 13 in the UK early in 2007 on downloads, and a reissue that February, filed under a new catalogue number, jumped to number seven and was counted as a new entry. It also topped the UK Indie Chart for a week, and NME ranked it 23rd among the greatest indie anthems ever.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 76 | BBC Radio 6 Music | BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years | 100 |
| 2024 | 828 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
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