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“The Celestials” by The Smashing Pumpkins
From the album Oceania (2012)
“The Celestials” by The Smashing Pumpkins appears on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations in 2012. It was first released in 2012 on the album Oceania. Its best result is #39 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #75 alternative song of 2012.
"The Celestials" was the first single from Oceania, the Smashing Pumpkins' eighth studio album, and radio got it as a promo on June 21, 2012. Billy Corgan wrote it alone and produced it, and he told MusicRadar he couldn't say exactly which keyboard is on it, only that it was some deeply obscure '70s machine from his stash of vintage gear. He pictured the arrangement as classic MTV circa 1994: it starts on acoustic, then the band crashes in with grunge.
Reviews were warm. Loudwire's Tree Riddle heard acoustic guitar and orchestral swells up front with Corgan's tortured vocals, called it the album's standout once the full band arrives, and reckoned it might be the finest Pumpkins song in more than ten years. That August 23 the band played it on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 102 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012 | 103 |
| 2012 | 59 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2012 | 99 |
| 2012 | 40 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012 | 96 |
| 2012 | 39 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2012 | 88 |
| 2012 | 102 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2012 | 103 |
| 2012 | 64 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012 | 99 |
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