Cover of God Loves You When You’re Dancing by Vance Joy
Cover: God Loves You When You’re Dancing

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“Riptide” by Vance Joy

From the EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing (2013)

“Riptide” by Vance Joy appears on 40 radio countdowns from 26 stations between 2013 and 2026. It was first released in 2013 on the EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing. Its best result is #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013, and it was voted number one on three countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #6 alternative song of 2014, #2,809 alternative song of all time and #55 of the '10s.

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26stations
#1best position
3#1 finishes
10top 10 finishes
2013–2026years charted

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Vance Joy, the Australian singer-songwriter, put "Riptide" on his first EP, God Loves You When You're Dancing, in 2013, and it later carried over to his debut album, Dream Your Life Away, in 2014. He wrote it alone and produced it with his drummer Edwin White, with John Castle also credited on production.

It's a coming-of-age love song, breezy and a little breathless, stuffed with odd metaphors and pop-culture nods, and critics heard shades of Paul Kelly and Jeff Buckley in it. Listeners back home simply wouldn't let it go: it became the longest-charting song in ARIA history, overtaking the 106-week run of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face".

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2013 12 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2013 101
2013 81 Impact 89FM Lansing, MI Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2013 89
2013 1 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013 100
2014 1 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2014 91
2014 7 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014 103
2014 3 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2014 99
2014 70 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014 200
2014 2 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2014 103
2014 6 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 CYY Songs of 2014 50
2014 7 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2014 50
2014 2 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2014 51
2014 5 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2014 104
2014 11 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2014 89
2014 63 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2014 89
2014 31 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2014 100
2014 1 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2014 50
2015 15 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2015 88

All-time and decade countdowns

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