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“Signals Over the Air” by Thursday
From the album War All the Time (2003)
“Signals Over the Air” by Thursday appears on 8 radio countdowns from 8 stations in 2003. It was first released in 2003 on the album War All the Time. Its best result is #30 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #95 alternative song of 2003.
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"Signals Over the Air" was the second single from Thursday's third studio album, War All the Time, released in 2003 on Island, and it turned into the band's biggest American hit, reaching number 30 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart and number 62 in the UK.
Geoff Rickly wrote the words about hunting for his own sexual identity, his unease with masculinity, and the way the media trades on sex, subjects he felt punk rock treated as off limits. The jagged, angular guitars from Tom Keeley and Steve Pedulla owe a debt, by Rickly's account, to Gang of Four's Entertainment!, while Tim Payne and Tucker Rule keep the floor shaking. Sal Villanueva produced, and keyboardist Tim Gilles also handled the mix.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 96 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2003 | 69 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 | 92 |
| 2003 | 65 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 64 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 | 89 |
| 2003 | 50 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 65 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 | 99 |
| 2003 | 51 | 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2003 | 30 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
Also listed as: Signals Over The Air; Signals OVer the Air.
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