Song · The xx
“Sunset” by The xx
From the album Coexist (2012)
“Sunset” by The xx appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations in 2013. It was first released in 2012 on the album Coexist. Its best result is #43 on the CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #109 alternative song of 2013.
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"Sunset" comes from Coexist, the second album from the xx, the English indie pop band, released by Young Turks in September 2012. Romy Madley Croft on guitar and Oliver Sim on bass share the vocals and wrote the words together, and they split the music credit with Jamie xx, who plays the electronics, produced and engineered the track, and mixed it with Rodaidh McDonald.
The band made Coexist between November 2011 and May 2012, after a break from touring their 2009 debut, having started out writing songs on their own. Across the album the lyrics drew on personal experience to pick at a failing romance, while the music soaked up the electronic dance scene that had flourished while they were out on the road. The album is minimalist to the bone, all open space, loose shapes and held-back tension.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 52 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2013 | 135 |
| 2013 | 93 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2013 | 103 |
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