In the Blood (Better Than Ezra song)

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"In the Blood"
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Single by Better Than Ezra
from the album Deluxe
ReleasedJune 1995
Recorded1993
Genre Alternative rock
Length4:32
Label Elektra
Songwriter(s) Kevin Griffin
Producer(s) Dan Rothchild
Better Than Ezra singles chronology
"Good"
(1995)
"In the Blood"
(1995)
"Rosealia"
(1995)

"In the Blood" is a song by American alternative rock group Better Than Ezra. It was released in June 1995 as the second single from the band's major-label debut album Deluxe . The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number six on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was not eligible to chart on the Hot 100 because no commercial single was made available for purchase. However, the song received enough radio airplay to peak at number 48 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.

Contents

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Frank W. Ockenfels III. [1] As with "Good", the band's previous single, "In the Blood" saw success at radio before the video aired on MTV. [2]

Track listing

  1. "In the Blood" (Edit Remix)
  2. "In the Blood" (LP Version Remix)

Note: Promotional CD. [3]

Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM) [4] 66
Canada Alternative 30 (RPM) [5] 3
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks [6] 4
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks [7] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay [8] 48

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