Song · The War On Drugs
“Red Eyes” by The War On Drugs
From the album Lost in the Dream (2014)
“Red Eyes” by The War On Drugs appears on 33 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 2014 and 2026. It was first released in 2014 on the album Lost in the Dream. Its best result is #11 on the CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #48 alternative song of 2014 and #2,511 alternative song of all time.
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"Red Eyes" comes from Lost in the Dream, the War on Drugs' 2014 album, and it's Adam Granduciel's show from top to bottom: he wrote it, produced it, sings it and piles on the guitars himself, 12-string, acoustic and electric, along with synths and string synth. Around him, Dave Hartley's fretless bass slides and pulses, Patrick Berkery keeps the drums driving, Robbie Bennett fills in with organ and upright piano, and Jon Natchez slips a baritone sax into the haze. Nicolas Vernhes and Jeff Zeigler mixed it.
The result is a highway song in all but name, a shimmering, forward-leaning rush that keeps swelling until it breaks wide open.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014 | 103 |
| 2014 | 50 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2014 | 100 |
| 2014 | 21 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2014 | 103 |
| 2014 | 42 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2014 | 90 |
| 2014 | 35 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2014 | 104 |
| 2014 | 26 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2014 | 89 |
| 2014 | 22 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2014 | 50 |
| 2014 | 49 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2014 | 89 |
| 2014 | 19 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014 | 200 |
| 2014 | 63 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 | 100 |
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