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“My Body” by Young the Giant

From the album Young the Giant (2010)

“My Body” by Young the Giant appears on 39 radio countdowns from 28 stations between 2010 and 2026. It was first released in 2010 on the album Young the Giant. Its best result is #3 on the WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #13 alternative song of 2011, #2,312 alternative song of all time and #20 of the '10s.

39countdowns
28stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
7top 10 finishes
2010–2026years charted

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"My Body" came off Young the Giant's self-titled 2010 debut on Roadrunner, and it was born as a pressure valve. At the end of a lousy day, singer Sameer Gadhia pitched the idea of jamming out the silliest thing they could dream up, something that didn't need to make sense, just something to holler until the stress drained away. Ten minutes later they had a song. Guitarist Eric Cannata remembers it starting as a goof, but that push and pull between being wound up and cutting loose is exactly what makes it work: the verses pace like caged animals, then the chorus bursts the door open and Gadhia howls for release.

Sent out as a single in 2011, it reached number five on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, put the band on the stage of that year's MTV Video Music Awards, and later turned up in the video game NHL 15.

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
2010 76 89.9 WLCA St. Louis, MO WLCA Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 90 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 93 WFPK Louisville, KY WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010 100
2010 71 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95
2011 57 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2011 91
2011 27 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 101
2011 49 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2011 89
2011 12 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 13 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 13 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2011 99
2011 65 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94
2011 14 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 Songs of 2011 50
2011 22 X107.5 Las Vegas, NV X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011 50
2011 17 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2011 92
2011 5 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2011 51
2011 74 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2011 105
2011 10 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 9 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011 103
2011 5 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2011 94
2011 5 Rock 93.5 Columbia, SC Rock 93.5 WARQ Top 93 of 2011 92
2011 50 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 103
2011 21 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2011 49
2011 87 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2011 90
2011 5 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 94
2011 11 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2011 98
2011 3 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2011 96
2012 74 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2012 101
2012 23 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 Songs of 2012 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2011 1158 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 741 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 675 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2015 497 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 299 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 18 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) 107
2020 15 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s 102
2020 45 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99
2022 170 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 322 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2026 226 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

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