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“Something to Believe In” by Young the Giant
From the album Home of the Strange (2016)
“Something to Believe In” by Young the Giant appears on 14 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2016 and 2026. It was first released in 2016 on the album Home of the Strange. Its best result is #2 on the SiriusXM Alt Nation's 36 Biggest Alternative Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #10 alternative song of 2016, #6,012 alternative song of all time and #230 of the '10s.
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"Something to Believe In" went out on May 10, 2016, the second single from Young the Giant's third album, Home of the Strange, and the first they pushed to radio. It's about carving out your own path even when that means disappointing the people who expected something else, and singer Sameer Gadhia has tied it to his own story, telling NPR about quitting college to chase music.
Six writers share the credit, Eric Cannata, François Comtois, Payam Doostzadeh, Gadhia, Alex Salibian and Jacob Tilley, and Neal Avron mixed it. A spiky riff with an Eastern European tinge drives it, and Gadhia's voice goes rough and gravelly as he reaches for the top notes. It peaked at number 9 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.
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 | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 25 Songs of 2016 | 26 |
| 2016 | 28 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2016 | 103 |
| 2016 | 15 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2016 | 99 |
| 2016 | 2 | SiriusXM Alt Nation National (SiriusXM satellite radio) | SiriusXM Alt Nation's 36 Biggest Alternative Songs of 2016 | 36 |
| 2016 | 23 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2016 | 88 |
| 2016 | 17 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2016 | 103 |
| 2016 | 16 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2016 | 96 |
| 2016 | 41 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2016 | 88 |
| 2016 | 62 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2016 | 107 |
| 2016 | 29 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2016 | 50 |
| 2016 | 71 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2016 | 90 |
| 2016 | 99 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2016 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 392 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2026 | 450 | 101X | 101X 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: Something To Believe In; Something to Believe in.
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