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{{Short description|2004 single by Modest Mouse}}
{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Float On
| name = Float On
| Cover = Modest Mouse-Float on- album cover.jpg|225px
| Artist = [[Modest Mouse]]
| cover = Modest Mouse-Float on- album cover.jpg
| alt =
| from Album = [[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]
| type = single
| Released = February 14, 2004
| Format = [[7"]], [[CD]]
| artist = [[Modest Mouse]]
| album = [[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]
| Recorded = Fall 2003
| B-side = I've Got It All (Most)
| Genre = [[Indie rock]]
| released = {{start date|2004|3|8}}
| Length = 3:28
| recorded =
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| studio =
| Writers = [[Isaac Brock]], [[Dann Gallucci]], [[Eric Judy]], and [[Benjamin Weikel]]
| venue =
| Producer = [[Dennis Herring]]
| genre =
| Last single = "[[Heart Cooks Brain]]" <br /> (1999)
* [[Indie rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/04/cleveland_concerts_to_check_ou_2.html|title=45 Cleveland concerts to check out in May 2018: Jimmy Buffett, Modest Mouse, BROCKHAMPTON, more|last=Nickoloff|first=Anne|website=[[cleveland.com]]|date=27 April 2018 |access-date=September 9, 2019}}</ref>
| This single = "'''Float On'''" <br /> (2004)
* [[indie pop]]<ref>{{cite web|last= Rolling Stone Staff |title= 100 Best Songs of the 2000s |website= [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]] |date= June 17, 2011 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-songs-of-the-2000s-153056/|quote= A snappy, silver-lined indie-pop march that asserts, 'Good news is on the way.'|accessdate= November 4, 2022}}</ref>
| Next single = "[[Ocean Breathes Salty]]"<br />(2004)
* [[alternative rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/01/23/modest-mouse-announces-spring-iowa-concert/1058960001/|title=Modest Mouse announces spring Iowa concert|last=Leimkuehler|first=Matthew|date=January 23, 2018|website=[[The Des Moines Register]]|access-date=September 9, 2019}}</ref>
| Misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|CTAud5O7Qqk|"Float On"}}}}
| length = 3:28
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| writer =
* [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]]
* [[Dann Gallucci]]
* [[Eric Judy]]
* [[Benjamin Weikel]]
| producer = [[Dennis Herring]]
| prev_title = Heart Cooks Brain
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [[Ocean Breathes Salty]]
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|CTAud5O7Qqk|"Float On"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''Float On'''" is a single released by [[indie rock]] [[Rock band|band]] [[Modest Mouse]]. It also appears on their album ''[[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]''. The song was written by [[Dann Gallucci]], [[Eric Judy]] and [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]]. It was nominated for a [[Grammy]] in 2005. The single mixed by [[Jacquire King]] who was also responsible for the recording and mixing of the album.


"'''Float On'''" is a song by American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Modest Mouse]], released on March 8, 2004, as the [[lead single]] from their fourth [[studio album]], ''[[Good News for People Who Love Bad News]]'' (2004). The song topped the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart and was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song]] in [[47th Annual Grammy Awards|2005]]. 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.
==Background==
Asked about the song in an interview with ''[[The A.V. Club]]'',<ref name="Modell">{{Cite news
|last=Modell
|first=Josh
|title=Modest Mouse interview
|url=http://avclub.com/content/node/23015
|work=[[The A.V. Club]]
|publisher=[[The Onion]]
|date=April 7, 2004
|accessdate=October 19, 2009
}}</ref> Brock said that he consciously intended to write something that felt more positive than some of his previous work:{{Cquote|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|[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.|20px|20px|Isaac Brock|''The A.V. Club''}}


==Background and composition==
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 (magazine)|''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 Hottest 100, 2004|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, 2009|Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time]]. In December 2009 [[Rolling Stone Magazine|''Rolling Stone'']] named it the 39th greatest song of the 2000s (decade).<ref>[http://stereogum.com/105081/rolling_stones_100_best_albums_songs_of_the_00s/list/]</ref>
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:
The song is in the key of F# major.


{{bquote|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''|source=<ref name="Modell">{{Cite news|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/modest-mouse-13862|last=Modell|first=Josh|title=Modest Mouse interview|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[The Onion]]|date=April 7, 2004|access-date=October 19, 2009}}</ref>}}
==Covers==
The song was covered by [[Ben Lee]], whose version can be heard on the soundtrack for the 2006 [[United States|American]] film ''[[John Tucker Must Die]]''.<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2010-04-07 |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455967/soundtrack |title=John Tucker Must Die(2006) - Soundtracks |work=IMDb |date=2010-04-07}}</ref>


The song is in the key of [[F-sharp major|F{{sharp}} major]] with a [[tempo]] of 101 beats per minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findsongtempo.com/artists/modest-mouse/songs/float-on-eec41d61-81c7-43be-b713-d705ec224424|title=Float On by: Modest Mouse|publisher=Find Song Tempo|access-date=August 27, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The final few notes of "[[The World at Large]]" lead into the opening notes of "Float On".
It was also covered by [[Goldspot]], whose version later appeared on the American television series ''[[The O.C.]]''<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2010-03-14 |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/jul/06/popandrock4 |title=No 139: Goldspot |work=The Guardian |date=2007-07-06 |author=Lester, Paul }}</ref>


==Release and reception==
[["Weird Al" Yankovic]] covered this song for the polka medley "[[Polkarama!]]" from his 2006 album ''[[Straight Outta Lynwood]]''.
The song was released to [[alternative radio]] on March 8, 2004,<ref name="usrel">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-03-05.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1545|page=27|date=March 5, 2004|access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref> and was the first Modest Mouse song to gain mainstream popularity. Nearly six months after its release, it became the band's first {{abbr|No.|Number}} 1 hit on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref name="usas"/> It debuted on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100]] at No. 70 and peaked at No. 68.<ref name="hot100"/> In Australia, the song peaked at No. 94 and was ranked No. 11 on [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2004|Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004]].<ref name="aus"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_08/history/2004.htm|title=Triple J Hottest 100 2004|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Company]]|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> In 2013, when Triple J created a new list of the Hottest 100 songs of the past 20 years, Float On appeared at No. 45.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/alltime/20years/countdown/|title=Triple J's Hottest 100 20 Years – The Countdown|date=18 April 2013 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Company|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> In July 2009, it was also voted in at No. 94 in the [[Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009|Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/countdown/cd_list.htm|title=Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Company|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> In December 2009, ''[[Rolling Stone Magazine|Rolling Stone]]'' named it the 39th greatest song of the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereogum.com/105081/rolling_stones_100_best_albums_songs_of_the_00s/list/|title=Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums, Songs of the '00s|publisher=Stereogum|date=December 10, 2009|access-date=January 20, 2014}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' ranked it at No. 351 on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-400-301-1421890|title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time – 400–301|last=Barker|first=Emily|website=[[NME]]|date=January 31, 2014|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> At the [[47th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2005, "Float On" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]], losing to [[U2]]'s "[[Vertigo (U2 song)|Vertigo]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music-slam.com/complete-list-of-2005-grammy-nominees/|title=Complete List of 2005 Grammy Nominees|date=December 7, 2004|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/47th-annual-grammy-awards-2004|title=2004 Grammy Winners|publisher=[[Grammy Award]]s|access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref>


==Track listings==
==Samples and usage in media==
{{col-begin}}
"Float On" is a playable track in the video games ''[[Rock Band 2]]'' and ''[[Guitar Hero World Tour]]''.
{{col-2}}
'''US 7-inch and CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Float On|others=[[Modest Mouse]]|year=2004|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=[[Epic Records]]|id=ES7 58214, 34 76685}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Float On|others=Modest Mouse|year=2004|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=34K 76685}}</ref>
# "Float On" – 3:28
# "I've Got It All (Most)" – 3:06


'''Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Float On|others=Modest Mouse|year=2004|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=675187.1}}</ref>
"Weird Al" Yankovic uses part of "Float On" in his song "Polkarama!"
# "Float On" – 3:28
# "I've Got It All (Most)" – 3:06
# "The Good Times Are Killing Me" (alternative mix version) – 4:11
# "Bukowski" ([[John Congleton|Congleton]]/[[Chris Godbey|Godbey]] remix) – 4:14


'''UK 7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Float On|others=Modest Mouse|year=2004|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Epic Records|id=675069 7}}</ref>
"Float On" is also sampled and interpolated in [[Lupe Fiasco]]'s song "[[The Show Goes On (song)|The Show Goes On]]" from his album ''[[Lasers (album)|Lasers]]''.
:A. "Float On"
:B. "Bukowski" (Congleton/Godbey remix)
{{col-2}}
'''UK CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Float On|others=Modest Mouse|year=2004|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=675069 2}}</ref>
# "Float On" – 3:28
# "I've Got It All (Most)" – 3:06
# "The Good Times Are Killing Me" (alternative mix version) – 4:11
# "Float On" (video) – 3:32


'''European maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Float On|others=Modest Mouse|year=2004|type=European maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=EPC 674963 2, 6749632000}}</ref>
"Float On" was used as an [[entrance music]] for the late professional wrestler [[Larry Sweeney]].
# "Float On" – 3:28
# "I've Got It All (Most)" – 3:06
# "The Good Times Are Killing Me" (alternative mix version) – 4:11
# "Bukowski" (Congleton/Godbey remix) – 4:14
# "Float On" (video)
{{col-end}}


==Personnel==
"Float On" was used in a commercial for OnStar.
* Isaac Brock – vocals, lead guitar
* Eric Judy – bass, backing vocals
* Dann Gallucci – rhythm guitar, keyboards, drum loops, backing vocals
* Benjamin Weikel – drums, percussion


==Charts==
Part of the guitar riff in "Float On" is sampled in [[P!nk]]'s 2012 song "[[Blow Me (One Last Kiss)]]".
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2004)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australiapandora|94|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041019140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/issue760.pdf|urltitle=Issue 760|rowheader=true|access-date=September 24, 2020|refname="aus"}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Rock Top 30 (''[[Radio & Records]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-07-30.pdf|title=R&R Canada Rock Top 30|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1566|page=75|date=July 30, 2004|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref>
|24
|-
{{single chart|UK|46|artist=Modest Mouse|rowheader=true|date=20040718|access-date=May 1, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|68|artist=Modest Mouse|rowheader=true|access-date=September 7, 2015|refname="hot100"}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|4|artist=Modest Mouse|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|1|artist=Modest Mouse|rowheader=true|access-date=September 7, 2015|refname="usas"}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|32|artist=Modest Mouse|rowheader=true|access-date=September 7, 2015}}
|}
{{col-2}}


==Track listing==
===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
The following tracks appeared on the single:
!scope="col"|Chart (2004)
# "Float On" – 3:32
!scope="col"|Position
# "I've Got It All (Most)" – 3:06
|-
!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{Google books|1BMEAAAAMBAJ|pg=RA1-PA30|plainurl=yes}}|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Year in Music & Touring: Hot Modern Rock Tracks|volume=116|issue=52|page=YE-70|date=December 25, 2004|issn=0006-2510|access-date=June 12, 2022|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
|12
|-
!scope="row"|US Triple-A (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Triple-A Songs|magazine=[[Billboard Radio Monitor]]|volume=12|issue=51|page=54|date=December 17, 2004}}</ref>
|40
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Modest Mouse|title=Float On|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|id=2311-2679-1|access-date=September 6, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Modest Mouse|title=Float On|award=Platinum|number=5|type=single|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|digital=true|access-date=March 7, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="3"|United States
|March 8, 2004
|[[Alternative radio]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Epic Records|Epic]]
|<ref name="usrel"/>
|-
|April 26, 2004
|[[Adult album alternative|Triple A radio]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-04-23.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1552|page=24|date=April 23, 2004|access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|June 14, 2004
|[[Contemporary hit radio]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-06-11.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1559|page=26|date=June 11, 2004|access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|July 12, 2004
|rowspan="2"|CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Float-Modest-Mouse/dp/B0002H2M02|title=Float On|publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|September 13, 2004
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.aria.com.au/ISSUE759.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041019140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/ISSUE759.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-10-19|title=New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th September 2004|magazine=The ARIA Report|issue=759|date=September 13, 2004|page=28|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=June 12, 2022|via=[[Trove]]}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|}

==Covers==
The song was covered by [[Ben Lee]], whose version can be heard on the soundtrack for the 2006 film ''[[John Tucker Must Die]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455967/soundtrack|title=John Tucker Must Die(2006) – Soundtracks|publisher=[[IMDb]]|date=April 7, 2010|access-date=April 7, 2010}}</ref> It was also covered by [[Mark Kozelek]] and [[Goldspot]], whose version later appeared on the television series ''[[The O.C.]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jul/06/popandrock4|title=No 139: Goldspot|last=Lester|first=Paul|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=July 6, 2007|access-date=March 14, 2010}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{S-start}}
{{Succession box
| before = "[[Slither (song)|Slither]]" by [[Velvet Revolver]]
| title = [[Modern Rock Tracks|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]] [[List of number-one modern rock hits (United States)|number-one single]]
| years = July 31, 2004
| after = "[[Just Like You (Three Days Grace song)|Just Like You]]" by [[Three Days Grace]]
}}
{{S-end}}


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Latest revision as of 03:06, 16 April 2024

"Float On"
Single by Modest Mouse
from the album Good News for People Who Love Bad News
B-side"I've Got It All (Most)"
ReleasedMarch 8, 2004 (2004-03-08)
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)
Music video
"Float On" on YouTube

"Float On" is a song by American rock band Modest Mouse, released on March 8, 2004, as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004). The song topped the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2005. 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.

Background and composition

[edit]

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

[edit]

The song was released to alternative radio on March 8, 2004,[6] 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 US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[7] It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 70 and peaked at No. 68.[8] In Australia, the song peaked at No. 94 and was ranked No. 11 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.[9][10] In 2013, when Triple J created a new list of the Hottest 100 songs of the past 20 years, Float On appeared at No. 45.[11] In July 2009, it was also voted in at No. 94 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time.[12] In December 2009, Rolling Stone named it the 39th greatest song of the 2000s.[13] NME ranked it at No. 351 on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2014.[14] At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005, "Float On" was nominated for Best Rock Song, losing to U2's "Vertigo".[15][16]

Track listings

[edit]

Personnel

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

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
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

[edit]
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 8, 2004 Alternative radio 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

[edit]

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

[edit]
  1. ^ Nickoloff, Anne (27 April 2018). "45 Cleveland concerts to check out in May 2018: Jimmy Buffett, Modest Mouse, BROCKHAMPTON, more". cleveland.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (June 17, 2011). "100 Best Songs of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2022. A snappy, silver-lined indie-pop march that asserts, 'Good news is on the way.'
  3. ^ Leimkuehler, Matthew (January 23, 2018). "Modest Mouse announces spring Iowa concert". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Modell, Josh (April 7, 2004). "Modest Mouse interview". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
  5. ^ "Float On by: Modest Mouse". Find Song Tempo. Retrieved August 27, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1545. March 5, 2004. p. 27. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Modest Mouse Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Modest Mouse Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Issue 760" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 2004". Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Triple J's Hottest 100 20 Years – The Countdown". Australian Broadcasting Company. 18 April 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time". Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums, Songs of the '00s". Stereogum. December 10, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  14. ^ Barker, Emily (January 31, 2014). "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time – 400–301". NME. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  15. ^ "Complete List of 2005 Grammy Nominees". December 7, 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  16. ^ "2004 Grammy Winners". Grammy Awards. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  17. ^ Float On (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Modest Mouse. Epic Records. 2004. ES7 58214, 34 76685.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ Float On (US CD single liner notes). Modest Mouse. Epic Records. 2004. 34K 76685.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ Float On (Australian CD single liner notes). Modest Mouse. Epic Records. 2004. 675187.1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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