New Songs: Lady Gaga, Green Day, etc.
Out of curiosity, I checked out what was on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of Sept. 11, 2001. Music in the 2000s isn’t nearly as interesting as previous decades, but there were glimpses of palatable pop that fateful week.
In the Top 10 was a young Alicia Keys (“Fallin'”). The Top 40 included Craig David (“Fill Me In”), The Wiseguys (“Start the Commotion”) and Enya (“Only Time”). Elsewhere in the Top 100 were Aaliyah (“Rock the Boat”) and Gorillaz (“Clint Eastwood”). Otherwise, nothing particularly memorable.
No doubt, we all turned to music to get us through a very difficult time, whether it was a soul-searching oldie or a new song. Music is always there for us, in good times and bad.
Before we launch into this week’s list of New Songs, I just want to say a very happy 15th birthday to my beautiful daughter, Josie. Yes, she was born on 9/11 … three hours before the attacks. She’s our shining star, delivered on a dark day to help brighten up the world.
Follow along with our New Songs: A Pauseandplay.com Playlist on Spotify (or click on the Spotify player at the bottom of this page).
“Perfect Illusion,” Lady Gaga 
“Revolution Radio,” Green Day
“Recovering,” Celine Dion
“Holy Commotion!,” Pretenders
“The Veil,” Peter Gabriel
“digging for windows” (free download), Zack de la Rocha
“The Greatest,” Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar
“My Favorite Part,” Mac Miller feat. Ariana Grande
“Here’s to the Farmer,” Luke Bryan
“How to Kiss a Boy,” LeAnn Rimes
“Be the Change,” Britt Nicole
“Love Star,” Common
“One Reason (Flex),” Wale feat. Eric Bellinger
“Tenement Song,” Pixies
“Never Ever,” Röyksopp
“I Still Wonder,” The Chain Gang of 1974
“Kids (Alex Ross Remix),” OneRepublic
“Battle Sirens,” Knife Party & Tom Morello
“Will O the Wisp,” Opeth
“Take Me Down” (from the film “Deepwater Horizon”), Gary Clark Jr.
“Warzone,” T.I.
“You Don’t Know Love (Acoustic),” Olly Murs
“Gucci Snakes,” Tyga
“Born to Win,” Five for Fighting
“Mr. Apples,” Madness
“How We Gonna Get There Now?,” Field Music
“Dear America,” Ray Stevens
“Broke Beat & Busted,” Eric Benét
“Little Bird,” Angelica Garcia
“Sunroof,” Boogie feat. Dana Williams
“Fire Escape,” Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
“TriggerPulse,” Kobra and the Lotus
“Ways to Fake It,” CRX (new L.A.-based band fronted by The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi)
“U Don’t Know,” Justine Skye
“Wine Up,” Jubilee feat. Hoodcelebrityy
“Errors,” K.I.D
“Deja Vu,” Post Malone
“Honest Kind of Luck,” Dylan Pratt
“Crazy,” James TW
“I Try,” Jasmine Thompson
“Loveless,” Lo Moon
“What We Got,” Sir the Baptist feat. Donald Lawrence & Co.
“No One’s Going To Heaven,” The Hour
“Seek & Hide,” Venza feat. Luke Black
“Small Town,” Zipper Club
“Holy Grounds,” Gangly
“Øff Guard,” J.U.D. feat. Mark Clennon
“Name On It,” Shaed
“24 HRS,” Janelle Kroll
“When I Was a Young Boy,” Matt Helfer
“River Man,” Miten
“Ocra,” Jadu Heart
“Born Astray,” Balto
“Thinking Bout You,” Nick de la Hoyde
“Minus,” Naked Walrus
“In My Blood,” Natalia
“Bounce,” Troy Joe
“Drown,” Samuel Proffitt feat. Skylr
“Cowboy,” Leopold and His Fiction
“lovelovelove,” Era Isabel
“Sad Song,” Cindy Alma
“17,” Sydney Ranee
About the Author
Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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