Song · Third Eye Blind
“Never Let You Go” by Third Eye Blind
From the album Blue (1999)
“Never Let You Go” by Third Eye Blind appears on 17 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1999 on the album Blue. Its best result is #24 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #65 alternative song of 2000 and #4,496 alternative song of all time.
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"Never Let You Go" was the second single from Blue, Third Eye Blind's second album, released in 1999, and it's a bright, bouncing shot of alt-pop built around a chorus that refuses to quit. Stephan Jenkins, who has the sole writing credit, sings it, plays guitar and Hammond organ, and co-produced it; Kevin Cadogan adds guitar, Arion Salazar plays bass and sings backup, and Brad Hargreaves drums, with Tom Lord-Alge on the mix.
Jenkins has said the song was aimed at a woman who inspired him back then, and that he meant it to rattle her when she caught it on the radio. It got plenty of airplay to do that with: a three-week run at number one in Canada, and a peak of 14 on the Hot 100.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999 | 100 |
| 1999 | 56 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 1999 | 107 |
| 1999 | 56 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999 | 103 |
| 2000 | 77 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2000 | 107 |
| 2000 | 54 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000 | 91 |
| 2000 | 95 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000 | 101 |
| 2000 | 50 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2000 | 100 |
| 2000 | 42 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2000 | 107 |
| 2000 | 24 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2000 | 89 |
| 2000 | 99 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000 | 99 |
| 2000 | 26 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000 | 102 |
| 2000 | 28 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 779 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2002 | 137 | The Buzz | The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) | 144 |
| 2021 | 389 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) | 420 |
| 2022 | 324 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) | 420 |
| 2023 | 330 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) | 420 |
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