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“We Will Become Silhouettes” by The Postal Service
From the album Give Up (2003)
“We Will Become Silhouettes” by The Postal Service appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2004 and 2025. It was first released in 2003 on the album Give Up. Its best result is #47 on The End Top 77 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #578 alternative song of 2005.
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"We Will Become Silhouettes" sits on Give Up, the Postal Service's 2003 album, but it didn't come out as a single until February 2005 on Sub Pop, the fourth one the band released and in the end their most successful: number three in Canada, and a place on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK chart.
Benjamin Gibbard sings lead, wrote the words and adds keyboards; he composed the music with Jimmy Tamborello, and the two recorded and mixed it themselves, with Jenny Lewis on backing vocals. The single came with a new song, "Be Still My Heart", plus remixes by Matthew Dear and Styrofoam and cover art by Kozyndan, and the title track later turned up in a Honda Civic commercial.
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 | 47 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 | 77 |
| 2005 | 235 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 241 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 315 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 304 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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