Float On (Modest Mouse song)

"Float On" is a song by American rock band Modest Mouse, released on February 14, 2004, as the lead single from their fourth studio album Good News for People Who Love Bad News. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2005.

"Float On"
Single by Modest Mouse
from the album Good News for People Who Love Bad News
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2004
Format
Recorded2003
Genre
Length3:28
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dennis Herring
Modest Mouse singles chronology
"Heart Cooks Brain"
(1999)		 "Float On"
(2004)		 "Ocean Breathes Salty"
(2004)
Audio sample
  • file
  • help
Music video
"Float On" on YouTube

Background

Asked about the song in an interview with The A.V. Club,[3] Brock said that he consciously intended to write something that felt more positive than some of his previous work:

It was a completely conscious thing. I was just kind of fed up with how bad shit had been going, and how dark everything was, with bad news coming from everywhere. Our president George W. Bush is just a fucking daily dose of bad news! Then you've got the well-intentioned scientists telling us that everything is fucked. I just want to feel good for a day.

— Isaac Brock, The A.V. Club

The song was released on February 14, 2004 and was the first Modest Mouse song to gain mainstream popularity. Nearly six months after its release, it became the band's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 70 and peaked at No. 68. In Australia, the song was ranked No. 11 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004. In 2013 Triple J created a new list of the Hottest 100 songs of the past 20 years, Float On appeared at No. 45. In July 2009, it was also voted in at No. 94 in Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time. In December 2009 Rolling Stone named it the 39th greatest song of the 2000s (decade).[4] The song is in the key of F# major. The music video is portrayed in the style of a pop-up book with the band wearing turn of the century style clothing and in an underwater scene with flotsam suits.

Covers

The song was covered by Ben Lee, whose version can be heard on the soundtrack for the 2006 film John Tucker Must Die.[5]

It was also covered by Mark Kozelek and Goldspot, whose version later appeared on the television series The O.C.[6]

Track listing

The following tracks appeared on the single:

  1. "Float On" – 3:32
  2. "I've Got It All (Most)" – 3:06

Personnel
  • Isaac Brock – vocals, lead guitar
  • Eric Judy – bass, backing vocals
  • Dann Gallucci – rhythm guitar, keyboards, drum loops, backing vocals
  • Benjamin Weikel – drums, percussion

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 94
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[8] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 68
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[11] 32
KROQ Top 106.7[12] 1

References
  1. Nickoloff, Anne. "45 Cleveland concerts to check out in May 2018: Jimmy Buffett, Modest Mouse, BROCKHAMPTON, more". cleveland.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. Leimkuehler, Matthew (January 23, 2018). "Modest Mouse announces spring Iowa concert". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  3. Modell, Josh (April 7, 2004). "Modest Mouse interview". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
  4. "Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums, Songs Of The '00s". Stereogum. December 10, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  5. "John Tucker Must Die(2006) – Soundtracks". IMDb. April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
  6. Lester, Paul (July 6, 2007). "No 139: Goldspot". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  7. "The ARIA Report: Issue 761 (Week Commencing 27 September 2004)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  8. "RR Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). p. 75. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  9. "Modest Mouse Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  10. "Modest Mouse Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  11. "Modest Mouse Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  12. "List of KROQ Top 106.7 Countdowns". RadioHitlist.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.