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“Caring Is Creepy” by The Shins
From the album Oh, Inverted World (2001)
“Caring Is Creepy” by The Shins appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2005 and 2024. It was first released in 2001 on the album Oh, Inverted World. Its best result is #181 on The Best Opening Tracks of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,834 alternative song of all time.
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"Caring Is Creepy" is one of the songs on Oh, Inverted World, the Shins' debut album, released on June 19, 2001, with the music credited to James Mercer and Mercer and the band producing. Three years later it got a second life, turning up alongside "New Slang" in the film Garden State and on its soundtrack.
The album was hotly awaited in indie circles, since "New Slang" had already won over critics and landed the band its Sub Pop deal. Some of its songs dated back in rough form to Mercer's days in Flake Music, a band built on straight-ahead '90s alternative rock in the Superchunk mold; his new material leaned toward the Elephant 6 crowd and oldies radio instead, and that mismatch is why he started the Shins. Critics loved the result.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 407 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 263 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
| 2013 | 436 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 388 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 313 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 181 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
| 2024 | 757 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
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