Artist · chart history
Youngblood Hawke
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 2012
Youngblood Hawke formed in 2012 in Los Angeles, United States. Youngblood Hawke has 16 chart appearances on 16 radio countdowns from 12 stations on RockLists, spanning 2012–2013. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “We Come Running”, which appears on 15 lists with a best position of #18. The station that charted Youngblood Hawke most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2012.
Youngblood Hawke grew out of the ashes of Iglu & Hartly: after that band went on hiatus in 2011, singer Sam Martin and a bandmate regrouped with three old friends and borrowed their new name from a Herman Wouk novel. They sharpened the act in Los Angeles with a residency at The Satellite in October 2011, before any label had signed them, then worked the South by Southwest showcase circuit.
Home base was Silverlake, where they chipped away at a debut album while working odd jobs on the side. The self-titled EP, released on Republic in 2012, carried "We Come Running", their first single and a big, bright, hands-in-the-air anthem: stomping drums, gang vocals and a chorus that refuses to wait its turn. LA Weekly's Kevin Bronson singled out the quintet's knack for going straight for pop's throat, and "Forever" became a Starbucks Pick of the Week that September. Festival slots at Echo Park Rising and Lobsterfest filled out a busy year for a band that had been playing Los Angeles clubs only months before.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Youngblood Hawke on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Come Running | 15 | #18 | – | 2012 | |
| 2 | Stars (Hold on) | 1 | #59 | – | 2013 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about Youngblood Hawke.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.