Song · Yard Act
“The Overload” by Yard Act
From the album The Overload (2022)
“The Overload” by Yard Act appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2025 and 2026. It was first released in 2022 on the album The Overload. Its best result is #648 on the 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,612 indie & aaa song of all time.
"The Overload" is the title track of Yard Act's debut album, which Island Records released on 21 January 2022, and it opened the run of five singles the British band put out from late 2021 into the new year. They wrote and recorded the record over 2021; singer James Smith wrote the words and shares the music credit with Ryan Needham and Sam Shipstone.
The video arrived on the band's Vevo channel alongside the single and has them playing at a car boot sale, about as unglamorous a venue as a band could pick. James Slater directed it and came back to shoot the clips for "Land of the Blind" and "Rich", and the album went on to pick up a Mercury Prize nomination in 2022.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 648 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 847 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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