Use Somebody
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"Use Somebody" is a song by the American alternative rock
group Kings of Leon
. It was the second single from the band's fourth studio album Only by the Night
(2008), released on December 8, 2008.
The single received heavy airplay in Scandinavia
, the Republic of Ireland
, Germany
, the United Kingdom
and Australia
, where it was number one on the Official Airplay Chart for six consecutive weeks. It was a huge success in the U.S., where it topped multiple airplay formats and reached number four on the Hot 100 and number one on the Pop Songs chart. The song received positive reviews and won the Grammy Award
for Record of the Year
, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song and was also nominated for Song of the Year
.
called "Use Somebody" a highlight of the album, describing the song as "a too-cool hipster's cry for comfort".
Nick Levine of Digital Spy
said, "With its Springsteen
-style 'oooah-woooah's, gathering storm of guitars and lusty, longing vocals from Caleb Followill, it's nearly as infectious as 'Sex on Fire
'."
Gavin Haynes of NME
praised the song as "easily the best 80s power ballad of 2008", but cautioned that the band "may be in danger of mistaking bluster for brilliance".
charts. (Preceding it were "Slide
" by the Goo Goo Dolls
, "Every Morning
" by Sugar Ray
, and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams
" by Green Day
.) The song first reached number one on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart (now called the "Alternative" chart), their second of three consecutive singles to top that chart. "Use Somebody" also reached number one on the Adult Top 40 Chart, and later topped the Mainstream Top 40 as well. "Use Somebody" has also found great digital success, so far selling over 3,457,000 digital downloads in the United States.
In the UK, "Use Somebody" peaked at #2 on the official UK Top 75 and spent an unbroken 40 weeks on the chart, only dropping out due to the surge in sales of Michael Jackson
titles immediately after his death; after an absence of just one week it was back for another 20 weeks, peaking at #25. It has reappeared on further occasions since, and has now spent 65 weeks on the Top 75, making it the 8th longest runner of all time, and 86 weeks in the Top 100.
performed a cover version of the song which peaked at number 41 in the UK Singles Chart
, due to it being a B-side to her number 1 single "Mama Do (Uh Oh Uh Oh)".
Dutch singer Laura Jansen
covered a piano ballad-version of "Use Somebody". The song debuted in the Dutch Top 40. It entered the charts on the 35th spot but quickly rose towards number 14.
Paramore
did a live cover of the song on BBC Radio 1
's Live Lounge
.
Season 7 American Idol contestant Brooke White
also covered the song on her post Idol release High Hopes & Heartbreak.
Country singer Margaret Durante
did a cover and released a single on October 2009.
English electronic music group Ultrabeat
released their cover as a single in 2009. The song peaked at No. 100 on the UK Singles Chart
American Idol
season nine winner, Lee DeWyze
, covered this song at home in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, before coming onto the show in early 2010. He has also recorded the song with his previous label WuLi Records and the cover is now available for free listen and download at www.leedewyze.com. Lee also closed his set with the song on the American Idols Live Tour.
Trance producer Armin van Buuren did a version of "Use Somebody" with the vocals of Laura Jansen during Armin Only. A recording of the song appears on van Buuren's A State of Trance 2011
.
Trey Songz
covered the song on MTV Unplugged
and the OMG Tour
.
The Voice Of Holland
season one winner Ben Saunders
used this song for his audition.
Scala & Kolacny Brothers
covered the song with the all-girls choir for their album Circle. A video produced for their cover was nominated for an MTV freshman video award.
Matisyahu
covered the song on acoustic guitar, finalising with beatboxing.
British artist Bat for Lashes
has covered the song; it appears in the Deluxe Edition bonus tracks version of the album Two Suns
.
Kelly Clarkson
covered the song in a mash-up with Alanis Morissette
's "That I Would Be Good
" on her All I Ever Wanted Tour.
2Cellos
covered this song, played as classical music. They are a cello duo consisting of Croatian cellists Luka Šulić
and Stjepan Hauser
.
Inna
covered the song alongside a guitar during her INNA en Concert
tour.
iTunes exclusive EP
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
group Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,...
. It was the second single from the band's fourth studio album Only by the Night
Only by the Night
-Critics:The album was met with mixed reviews. Metacritic's average rating settled on a 63/100, counting a drastic range of ratings between North America and UK press. The U.S. online publications Pitchfork Media, PopMatters and JustPressPlay gave the album a 3.8/10, 2/10 and 4/10 respectively,...
(2008), released on December 8, 2008.
The single received heavy airplay in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
, the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, where it was number one on the Official Airplay Chart for six consecutive weeks. It was a huge success in the U.S., where it topped multiple airplay formats and reached number four on the Hot 100 and number one on the Pop Songs chart. The song received positive reviews and won the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Record of the Year
Record Of The Year
Record of the Year may refer to:*Grammy Award for Record of the Year*The Record of the Year, a British award based on public polling...
, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song and was also nominated for Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 and unlike the Record of the Year award, which goes to the performer and production team of a single song, Song of the Year...
.
Critical reception
The song has received generally positive reviews from music critics. Mikael Wood of Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
called "Use Somebody" a highlight of the album, describing the song as "a too-cool hipster's cry for comfort".
Nick Levine of Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
said, "With its Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
-style 'oooah-woooah's, gathering storm of guitars and lusty, longing vocals from Caleb Followill, it's nearly as infectious as 'Sex on Fire
Sex on Fire
"Sex on Fire" is the first single to be taken from Kings of Leon's fourth studio album Only by the Night and as of September 2009, the second most-downloaded digital single ever in the United Kingdom...
'."
Gavin Haynes of NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
praised the song as "easily the best 80s power ballad of 2008", but cautioned that the band "may be in danger of mistaking bluster for brilliance".
Chart performance
In the United States, "Use Somebody" became the band's mainstream breakthrough. Peaking at number four on the Hot 100, it gave the band their first top five hit there, and has spent 57 weeks on the chart. On U.S. radio, the song was a multi-format smash, becoming just the fourth song in history to top the Mainstream Top 40, Adult Top 40, Alternative Songs, and Triple AAdult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
charts. (Preceding it were "Slide
Slide (song)
"Slide" is the title of a song recorded by The Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in September 1998 as the first commercial single release from their sixth studio album, Dizzy Up the Girl....
" by the Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
, "Every Morning
Every Morning (Sugar Ray song)
"Every Morning" is the second track off Sugar Ray's third album 14:59. It was one of Sugar Ray's most successful singles, climbing all the way to number one on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart...
" by Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray is a band from Orange County, California. The band, starting off more as an alternative metal band, first gained fame in 1997 with their release of the song "Fly". This song's success, coupled with its pop rock sound that was quite different from the rest of their material at the time,...
, and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the second single from their seventh album, American Idiot. The song was written by Green Day, with lyrics by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong...
" by Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
.) The song first reached number one on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart (now called the "Alternative" chart), their second of three consecutive singles to top that chart. "Use Somebody" also reached number one on the Adult Top 40 Chart, and later topped the Mainstream Top 40 as well. "Use Somebody" has also found great digital success, so far selling over 3,457,000 digital downloads in the United States.
In the UK, "Use Somebody" peaked at #2 on the official UK Top 75 and spent an unbroken 40 weeks on the chart, only dropping out due to the surge in sales of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
titles immediately after his death; after an absence of just one week it was back for another 20 weeks, peaking at #25. It has reappeared on further occasions since, and has now spent 65 weeks on the Top 75, making it the 8th longest runner of all time, and 86 weeks in the Top 100.
Cover versions
Pixie LottPixie Lott
Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Her debut single "Mama Do" was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single "Boys and Girls", also topped the UK charts in September 2009. Her debut album Turn It...
performed a cover version of the song which peaked at number 41 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, due to it being a B-side to her number 1 single "Mama Do (Uh Oh Uh Oh)".
Dutch singer Laura Jansen
Laura Jansen
Laura Jansen is a Dutch-American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Jansen established herself as a regular at the Los Angeles live music venue the Hotel Cafe before gaining fame in her native country, The Netherlands...
covered a piano ballad-version of "Use Somebody". The song debuted in the Dutch Top 40. It entered the charts on the 35th spot but quickly rose towards number 14.
Paramore
Paramore
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
did a live cover of the song on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's Live Lounge
Live Lounge
The Live Lounge is a segment on the British radio station BBC Radio 1. Originally hosted by Jo Whiley on her mid-morning radio show and now hosted by Fearne Cotton, it exhibits well-known artists usually performing one song of their own and one by another artist, in an acoustic format...
.
Season 7 American Idol contestant Brooke White
Brooke White
Brooke Elizabeth White is an American indie pop/folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005, White released her first studio album, called Songs from the Attic.White's first post-Idol album High Hopes &...
also covered the song on her post Idol release High Hopes & Heartbreak.
Country singer Margaret Durante
Margaret Durante
Margaret Durante is an American country music singer. In 2009, Durante signed to Universal Republic and released a cover of Kings of Leon's 2008 single "Use Somebody". A year later, she left Universal Republic and signed to independent Emrose Records, an imprint of James Stroud's Stroudavarious...
did a cover and released a single on October 2009.
English electronic music group Ultrabeat
Ultrabeat (English band)
Ultrabeat are an English electronic music group from Liverpool, England consisting of producer and vocalist Mike Di Scala and producers Ian Redman and Chris Henry. Formed in 2002, Ultrabeat first emerged with their single "Pretty Green Eyes" which reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart...
released their cover as a single in 2009. The song peaked at No. 100 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
season nine winner, Lee DeWyze
Lee DeWyze
Leon James "Lee" DeWyze, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter from Mount Prospect, Illinois, and the winner of the ninth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, DeWyze had a solo career and formed the Lee DeWyze Band. He had also released two independent albums called So I'm Told in 2007 and...
, covered this song at home in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, before coming onto the show in early 2010. He has also recorded the song with his previous label WuLi Records and the cover is now available for free listen and download at www.leedewyze.com. Lee also closed his set with the song on the American Idols Live Tour.
Trance producer Armin van Buuren did a version of "Use Somebody" with the vocals of Laura Jansen during Armin Only. A recording of the song appears on van Buuren's A State of Trance 2011
A State of Trance 2011
A State of Trance 2011 is the eighth compilation album in the A State of Trance compilation series mixed and compiled by Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren. It was released on on March 18 via Armada Music.- Track listing :...
.
Trey Songz
Trey Songz
Tremaine "Trey" Aldon Neverson , better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007...
covered the song on MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a TV series showcasing many popular musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show has received the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Primetime Emmy nominations among many accolades.-Unplugged:...
and the OMG Tour
OMG Tour
The OMG Tour is the fifth concert tour by American recording artist Usher. Visiting North America, Europe and Australia, the tour accompanies his sixth studio album, Raymond v. Raymond, as well as his first extended play, Versus.-Background:...
.
The Voice Of Holland
The Voice of Holland
The Voice of Holland is a Dutch reality singing competition, created by media tycoon John de Mol, and currently airing on RTL4 in the Netherlands. Hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk it is currently the number 1 show in the Netherlands, with increasing ratings from 1.6 to 3.0 million viewers...
season one winner Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders (singer)
Ben Saunders is a Dutch singer who won the first-ever title of the Dutch singing competition series The Voice of Holland broadcast on RTL 4. The final of 2010-2011 season was held live on 21 January 2011. Saunders is also a tattoo artist and a Mixed martial arts fighter. He is popularly known as...
used this song for his audition.
Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Scala & Kolacny Brothers is a Belgian women's choir, conducted by Stijn Kolacny and arranged and accompanied by Steven Kolacny on the piano. Formed in 1996 and winning the Belgian 'Choir of the Year'-contest in 2000, they have made five studio albums, starting with On The Rocks in 2002.Most songs...
covered the song with the all-girls choir for their album Circle. A video produced for their cover was nominated for an MTV freshman video award.
Matisyahu
Matisyahu
Matthew Paul Miller , better known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu, is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae and alternative rock musician....
covered the song on acoustic guitar, finalising with beatboxing.
British artist Bat for Lashes
Bat for Lashes
Natasha Khan , also known by her stage name Bat for Lashes, is an English musician. She sings and plays the piano, bass, guitar, harpsichord and the autoharp....
has covered the song; it appears in the Deluxe Edition bonus tracks version of the album Two Suns
Two Suns
Two Suns is the Mercury Music Prize nominated second album by English-Pakistani solo artist Bat for Lashes , released on 6 April 2009...
.
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
covered the song in a mash-up with Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
's "That I Would Be Good
That I Would Be Good
"That I Would Be Good" is a song by Alanis Morissette that was first featured on her 1998 album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie. An acoustic live version of the song was recorded during a session for MTV Unplugged on September 18, 1999...
" on her All I Ever Wanted Tour.
2Cellos
2Cellos
2Cellos is a cello duo consisting of Croatian cellists Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser. Signed to Sony Masterworks since 12 April 2011, the two were discovered after uploading a music video of their cello-only cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" to YouTube.-Background:Šulić, born in...
covered this song, played as classical music. They are a cello duo consisting of Croatian cellists Luka Šulić
Luka Šulić
Luka Šulić is a Croatian Slovenian cellist.Šulić was born in Maribor, Slovenia. He comes from a Dubrovnik musical family, his father Božo is also a cellist, and many members of his family are associated with music....
and Stjepan Hauser
Stjepan Hauser
- Early life and musical training :Hauser was born in Pula to a musical family, where he began his musical education. He has a sister who is a journalist in Pula. Hauser finished secondary school in Rijeka...
.
Inna
Inna
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu , best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance music singer. On November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania...
covered the song alongside a guitar during her INNA en Concert
INNA en Concert
INNA en Concert is a 2011 French concert tour by Romanian recording artist Inna. Despite the title and the promotion of the album were in French, it was announced that Inna has added two more dates in Germany, Spain, Israel and Turkey for her tour. Also, the tour will hit, for the first time in a...
tour.
Track listing
CD single- "Use Somebody" - 3:51
- "Knocked Up" (Lykke LiLykke LiLi Lykke Timotej Zachrisson , better known by her stage name Lykke Li , is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Her music often blends elements of pop, indie rock and electronic; various instruments can also be found in her songs, including violins, synthesizers, tambourines, trumpets, saxophones and cellos...
vs. Rodeo Remix) - 5:34
iTunes exclusive EP
- "Use Somebody" - 3:51
- "Knocked Up" (Lykke LiLykke LiLi Lykke Timotej Zachrisson , better known by her stage name Lykke Li , is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Her music often blends elements of pop, indie rock and electronic; various instruments can also be found in her songs, including violins, synthesizers, tambourines, trumpets, saxophones and cellos...
vs. Rodeo Remix) - 5:34 - "Frontier City" - 3:36
- "The Bucket" (CSS Remix) - 3:43
Chart positions
| Chart (2008–09) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
2 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 12 |
| Belgian Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... Singles (Flanders) |
1 |
| Belgian Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... Singles (Wallonia) |
19 |
| Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
8 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 9 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
7 |
| German Singles Chart | 9 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
2 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 5 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
5 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
7 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Rock Songs Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
9 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 1 |
| Chart (2000–2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade | 32 |
Year-end charts
| End of year chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 38 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 47 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 47 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
13 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
14 |
All-time charts
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Download Chart | 8 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Gold | 15,000+ |
| Australia | 2× Platinum | 140,000+ |
| Belgium | Gold | 15,000+ |
| Denmark | Gold | 15,000+ |
| Germany | Gold | 150,000+ |
| New Zealand | Platinum | 15,000+ |
| Switzerland | Gold | 15,000+ |
| U.K. | Platinum | 815,000+ |
| U.S. | Platinum | 1,000,000+ |
See also
- Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2009Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2009These hits topped the Ultratop 50 in 2009.-Notes:# Turkish entry to the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest# Winner of 2009 Eurovision Song Contest...
- Number one modern rock hits of 2009Number one modern rock hits of 2009This is a list of the songs the reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in 2009. The chart was renamed from "Modern Rock Tracks" on June 20, 2009.-See also:*2009 in music*List of number-one alternative hits...
- List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2009 (U.S.)