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“So Says I” by The Shins
From the album Chutes Too Narrow (2003)
“So Says I” by The Shins appears on 8 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2004 and 2022. It was first released in 2003 on the album Chutes Too Narrow. Its best result is #40 on The End Top 77 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #120 alternative song of 2004 and #3,907 alternative song of all time.
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"So Says I" sits third on Chutes Too Narrow, the Shins' second album, out on Sub Pop in 2003, and it's James Mercer smuggling a political argument into a sugar-rush pop song: his lyrics weigh life under communism against life under capitalism. Phil Ek produced it with the band and mixed it, and it jangles and bounces so cheerfully that the ideas slip past before you notice them.
It became a fan favorite and often closes their shows, the band played it on Gilmore Girls in the show's fourth season, and the video, animated by Plates Animation, splits a colony of penguins into communist and capitalist camps.
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 | 54 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 | 106 |
| 2004 | 61 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 | 100 |
| 2004 | 40 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 | 77 |
| 2004 | 74 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 | 227 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 225 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 198 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
| 2009 | 189 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2022 | 708 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
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