Noah Kahan is celebrating landing at the top of Billboard’s Rock Streaming Chart with his latest single “Draw You Out.”
The song overtakes The Killers’ “Mr Brightside,” which made history in August when it arrived at the top spot after a record-breaking 368 weeks, or a little over seven years, on the chart.
First released in 2004, “Mr Brightside” is something of a chart anomaly. It is notable for being the longest-running track on the British charts never to reach number one.
In a feature for The Independent around the song’s 20th anniversary, critic Mark Beaumont explored how the song had managed to achieve such enduring popularity, along with the story of how it earned the band a showcase for record label Warner.
“Suddenly, out of nowhere I heard this riff,” A&R scout Alex Gilbert recalled. “The riff is one of the greatest riffs of all time. I kid you not, I listened to ‘Mr Brightside’ about 52 times in a row.
“I was shocked and wowed and thrilled, I was like a child. I couldn’t believe a song could smack that hard. It was distinctive, it’s got soul, it’s got passion, the lyric is killer. It made me happy in a dark way, and I think that’s what all great pop songs should do.”
As for Kahan’s latest hit, “Draw You Out” is taken from the upcoming soundtrack album The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album).
The song, which was created specifically for the film, was co-written and co-produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner.
Earlier this year, Kahan spoke out when the White House used one of his previous singles without permission.
Kahan’s song “American Cars” was used in an Instagram post that featured pictures of President Donald Trump visiting General Motors’ flagship test site in Michigan.
After the singer was summoned to the comments by his fans, Kahan wrote: “Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration.”
The White House directed The Independent’s request for comment to an X post by Trump’s deputy assistant, Kaelan Dorr, which blamed Kahan’s response on “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and referenced his song “Northern Attitude,” saying: “Symptoms of TDS apparently include having a northern attitude.”
The “Stick Season” singer joined a long list of musicians who have pushed back against the Trump administration’s use of their songs, including Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, Bruce Springsteen, ABBA and Céline Dion.