#9. Apollo LTD - You
Apollo LTD are a Nashville based duo who were recently nominated and performed at the 2020 Dove Awards. They are one of the more popular bands on local Christian rock station 88.7 "Radio U", stemming back to their 2018 hit single "Gold". The band has been kicking around since 2015 and have released a steady stream of singles this year. Their upbeat alt-pop kind of falls in line with other bands on the countdown, like Little Alaska and Sir Sly. The only knock I have against the band is that a lot of their music sounds just like the other songs - a little piano, a little guitar, a little drums, and a heavy focus on singer Jordan Phillips and his impeccable sense of style.
"You" is one of the more interesting songs to be featured this high on the Countdown. There was never a time where I was playing it on repeat, but I just kept hearing it over and over again on Radio U and thinking it was a great song. It was a song that I could never skip, despite not actually going out of my way to listen to it a lot. Sometimes the legacy of a song on the Top 20 isn't what it did that year, but the impact it has going forward. At the end of the day, it's a fantastically uplifting track about loving yourself and knowing that God loves you no matter what you're going through. The song opens with a minimal bit of piano before the drums softly join in. It's an easy song to listen to that definitely helped me cut through the craziness that was 2020.
The song has scored just over 3m streams on Spotify, and between the videos they released for it they had over 200k views. The official video has the duo playing the song mixed with a handful of people being interviewed about themselves, their insecurities and their lives. The two parts really mix well together. In fact, I think it's my favourite video of the year.
(official video)
(lyric video)
Favorite Line: "Every story, every scar, you are loved the way you are; there's nothing you need to prove"
Title: You
Artist: Apollo LTD
Album: You single
Previous #9s
2019: Sleeping With Sirens - Leave It All Behind
2018: mind.in.a.box - Attack
2017: Bebe Rexha - The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody)
2016: Bleached - Wednesday Night Melody
2015: TV On The Radio - Careful You
2014: Aurelio Voltaire - Captains All
2013: Deadlock - The Arsonist
2012: Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks
2011: The Limousines - Internet Killed The Video Star
2010: Dan Black - Symphonies
2009: The Killer and the Star - Living With Musicians
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