Float On (Modest Mouse song)
"Float On" | ||||
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Single by Modest Mouse | ||||
from the album Good News for People Who Love Bad News | ||||
B-side | "I've Got It All (Most)" | |||
Released | March 8, 2004 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:28 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Dennis Herring | |||
Modest Mouse singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Float On" on YouTube |
"Float On" is a song by American
Background and composition
Asked about the song in an interview with The A.V. Club, 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, [4]
The song is in the key of F♯ major with a tempo of 101 beats per minute.[5] The final few notes of "The World at Large" lead into the opening notes of "Float On".
Release and reception
The song was released to
Track listings
US 7-inch and CD single[17][18]
Australian CD single[19]
UK 7-inch single[20]
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UK CD single[21]
European maxi-CD single[22]
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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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[30] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | March 8, 2004 | Alternative radio
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Epic | [6] |
April 26, 2004 | Triple A radio | [31] | ||
June 14, 2004 | Contemporary hit radio | [32] | ||
United Kingdom | July 12, 2004 | CD | [33] | |
Australia | September 13, 2004 | [34] |
Covers
The song was covered by Ben Lee, whose version can be heard on the soundtrack for the 2006 film John Tucker Must Die.[35] It was also covered by Mark Kozelek and Goldspot, whose version later appeared on the television series The O.C.[36]
References
- cleveland.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
A snappy, silver-lined indie-pop march that asserts, 'Good news is on the way.'
- ^ Leimkuehler, Matthew (January 23, 2018). "Modest Mouse announces spring Iowa concert". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Modell, Josh (April 7, 2004). "Modest Mouse interview". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
- ^ "Float On by: Modest Mouse". Find Song Tempo. Retrieved August 27, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1545. March 5, 2004. p. 27. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Modest Mouse Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "Modest Mouse Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "Issue 760" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 2004". Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ "Triple J's Hottest 100 20 Years – The Countdown". Australian Broadcasting Company. 18 April 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time". Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ "Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums, Songs of the '00s". Stereogum. December 10, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ Barker, Emily (January 31, 2014). "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time – 400–301". NME. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ "Complete List of 2005 Grammy Nominees". December 7, 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- Grammy Awards. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Float On (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Modest Mouse. Epic Records. 2004. ES7 58214, 34 76685.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "R&R Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1566. July 30, 2004. p. 75. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Modest Mouse Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "Modest Mouse Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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- ^ "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 54.
- ^ "British single certifications – Modest Mouse – Float On". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Modest Mouse – Float On". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1552. April 23, 2004. p. 24. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1559. June 11, 2004. p. 26. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Float On". Amazon. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th September 2004" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 759. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 13, 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-10-19. Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ "John Tucker Must Die(2006) – Soundtracks". IMDb. April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
- ^ Lester, Paul (July 6, 2007). "No 139: Goldspot". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2010.