Song · The National
“Day I Die” by The National
From the album Sleep Well Beast (2017)
“Day I Die” by The National appears on 9 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2017 and 2018. It was first released in 2017 on the album Sleep Well Beast. Its best result is #2 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #111 alternative song of 2017.
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"Day I Die" charges out of Sleep Well Beast, The National's 2017 album. All five members share the writing credit: Matt Berninger, Aaron and Bryce Dessner, and Bryan and Scott Devendorf. Aaron Dessner produced it, Bryce co-produced, and Peter Katis mixed and added production of his own.
The credits read like a small orchestra that wandered into a rock session: violins, violas and cellos, flutes, oboe, bassoon and clarinet, trumpet and flugelhorn from Kyle Resnick, piano from Katia Labèque, and a stack of synths and electronic drums from a crowd of guests. Justin Vernon plays synthesizer and sings, and Lisa Hannigan adds her voice to the pile. Somehow all of it still moves like a band song, tense and driving.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2017 | 103 |
| 2017 | 12 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2017 | 104 |
| 2017 | 33 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2017 | 89 |
| 2017 | 14 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 50 Songs of 2017 | 50 |
| 2017 | 38 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017 | 89 |
| 2017 | 21 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
| 2017 | 2 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
| 2017 | 73 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2017 | 200 |
| 2018 | 7 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2018 | 83 |
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