gy ▁and ▁back - to - bas ics , ▁either ▁-- ▁' C los er ' ▁was , ▁in ▁some ▁ways , ▁a ▁block b ust ing ▁song ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right — but ▁after ▁ 1 2 ▁weeks , ▁any ▁song ▁becomes ▁Est ab lish ment . ▁Change ▁was ▁needed , ▁and ▁change ▁was ▁delivered ." ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁while ▁"' Black ▁Beat les ' ▁is ▁certainly ▁not ▁an ▁explicitly ▁political ▁song , ▁and ▁the ▁du o ▁might ▁understand ably ▁roll ▁their ▁eyes ▁at ▁any ▁reading ▁of ▁their ▁now - sign ature ▁hit ▁that ▁suggests ▁that ▁it ▁is ," ▁he ▁pra ised ▁the ▁du o ▁for ▁the ▁group ' s ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁Beat les ▁and ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁sub vert ▁expect ations ▁of ▁the ▁status ▁qu o . ▁ ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁editor ▁Rob ▁She ff ield ▁ranked ▁" Black ▁Beat les " ▁at ▁number ▁ten ▁in ▁his ▁year - end ▁list : ▁ ▁P itch f ork ▁would ▁later ▁list ▁" Black ▁Beat les " ▁on ▁their ▁ranking ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁best ▁songs ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 0 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Billboard ▁named ▁" Black ▁Beat les " ▁the ▁best ▁pop ▁song ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁annual ▁Village ▁Vo ice ''' s ▁P azz ▁& ▁J op ▁mass ▁critics ▁poll ▁of ▁the ▁year ' s ▁best ▁in ▁music ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁" Black ▁Beat les " ▁was ▁ranked ▁at