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LØLØ
On the Modern Rock Airplay chart, The Beaches score a belated entry with their 2024 track, “Takes One To Know One.” Plus, Tenille Townes, Laurence Nerbonne, Big Wreck, The Headstones and more arrive on the charts.
LØLØ is “The Punisher” on the Billboard Canada Airplay charts.
The Toronto pop-punk-inspired pop singer arrives at No. 40 on the CHR/Top 40 Airplay chart, dated July 4. It’s a biting single from the singer, born Lauren Mandel (also a songwriter for other artists including TALK's hit "Run Away to Mars").
It further pushes LØLØ’s striking emotional honesty, fine-tuning the diaristic world she has built. On “The Punisher,” her vocal performance balances the line between controlled restraint and an explosive release, embodying the song’s emotional whiplash.
Of the song, the artist revealed that it was inspired by the “sick twisted ritual” that comes after a breakup: stalking your ex.
“I wrote it during a moment where I caught myself doing exactly that,” she says. “As I continued to piece together my ex’s new life through photos on the internet, I couldn’t understand why I felt addicted to punishing myself,” sharing that there’s “something weirdly fascinating about knowing exactly where to find your sore spot, and pressing on it anyway.”
The post-breakup anthem is an unabashed, messy exploration of feelings, defined on LØLØ’s sophomore album, god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!
Nearly two years after its release, The Beaches have landed an entry on the Modern Rock chart with “Takes One To Know One.” It debuts at No. 39.
The fast-rising Toronto rock act’s track is exploding in popularity as their two-year-old track gains momentum. “Takes One To Know One” is a fun, boppy anthem — although, with its lyrics about personal dysfunction, the tone is slightly moodier.
“Recently I've had the pleasure of falling in love with a very complicated person,” said lead singer Jordan Miller, following the track’s 2024 release. “This song is about exploring my own culpability in the messy parts of my new relationship, something I wasn't really capable of doing until now."
It’s from their latest album, No Hard Feelings, which debuted in the top 40 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.
“Takes One To Know One” is the group’s second entry on the chart, as “Should’ve Known Better” rises from No. 10 to No. 8. Over on CHR/Top 40, the group’s 2023 track “Edge of the Earth” climbs two spots to No. 36, following its major Off Campus synch and shoutout.
Country vet Tenille Townes reminds listeners that “Sunshine’s Free” is at No. 40 on All-Format. Seven spots down, High Valley’s “Fools” comes in at No. 47. On the AC chart, Francophone pop singer Laurence Nerbonne goes “Next” as her track arrives at No. 30. Brayden King claims “We Got Beer” as he lands at No. 60 on Canada Country.
On Mainstream Rock, Big Wreck debuts at No. 29 with “Around.” While Metric’s “Victim of Luck” is no longer No. 1 on Modern Rock, the band’s frontwoman Emily Haines is now on the Mainstream Rock chart with Headstones, as their collaboration “An Effort To Forget” arrives at No. 39.
There’s no movement at the top of All-Format, AC and Hot AC, as Bruno Mars’ hot streak continues with “I Just Might.” Over on CHR/Top 40, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drop Dead” rises 2-1, dethroning fellow pop girl Zara Larsson, who falls to No. 2 with “Midnight Sun.”
On Country, Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen reach No. 1 with “I Can't Love You Anymore” as Langley’s solo hit “Be Her” drops to No. 2. Nickelback’s “Bones for the Crows” holds down the Mainstream Rock’s No. 1 spot, while Noah Kahan’s “The Great Divide” does the same on Modern Rock. On that chart, Death Cab for Cutie’s “Riptides” climbs to No. 2, potentially threatening Kahan’s chart-topping reign.
Check out the Billboard Canada Airplay charts here.
