New Fang
| "New Fang" | ||||
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| File:Them Crooked Vultures New Fang single cover.jpg | ||||
| Single by Them Crooked Vultures | ||||
| from the album Them Crooked Vultures | ||||
| Released | October 26, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | January–August 2009 in Pink Duck Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG, DGC/Interscope, Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Josh Homme, John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl | |||
| Producer(s) | Them Crooked Vultures | |||
| Them Crooked Vultures singles chronology | ||||
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"New Fang" is the debut single by Los Angeles-based rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures. It was the first track the band worked on.[1] "New Fang" was released as the first single from the band's self-titled debut album (2009).[2] The single was released to radio on October 26, 2009.[3][4] It entered the top ten of the Alternative Songs chart, peaking at #10, and the top twenty on both the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (#13) and Rock Songs (#14) charts. The song, as performed by the band during a New York concert on October 15, 2009, was described by New York Times writer Nate Chinen as one of the band's "more buoyant tunes, hint[ing] at Southern boogie rock."[5] The song also won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards on February 13, 2011.
Appearances in other media
The song was made available as downloadable content for Rock Band for the Xbox 360 on November 17, 2009, for Wii on November 24, 2009, and for PlayStation 3 on December 3, 2009.
Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart[6] | 70 |
| Canadian Hot 100[7] | 39 |
| Japan Hot 100[8] | 81 |
| UK Singles Chart[9] | 156 |
| UK Rock Chart[10] | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[7] | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Rock Songs[7] | 14 |
References
- ↑ New Fang Songfacts
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- ↑ Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 9 November 2009 ariacharts.com. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 New Fang - Billboard Charts allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ New Fang - Japan Hot 100 billboard.com. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
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- ↑ UK Rock Chart
