Every Other Freckle

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"Every Other Freckle"
Every Other Freckle alt-J.jpg
Single by alt-J
from the album This Is All Yours
Released14 August 2014
Recorded2014
Genre
Length3:36
Label Infectious
Songwriter(s) Joe Newman, Thom Green, Gus Unger-Hamilton
Producer(s) Charlie Andrew
Alt-J singles chronology
"Left Hand Free"
(2014)
"Every Other Freckle"
(2014)
"3WW"
(2017)

"Every Other Freckle" is a song by English indie rock band alt-J. It was released as the third single from the band's second studio album This Is All Yours on 14 August 2014. [1] Spin described it as "equal parts folk...Oompa Loompa anthem, and typical Alt-J sonic fuzziness..." [2]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 73
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [4] 9
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [5] 33
France (SNEP) [6] 93
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 86
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 58
UK Indie (OCC) [9] 1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 13
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 20
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 38

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [13] 85

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [14] Gold35,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom [16] 14 August 2014 Digital download Infectious
United States [17] Canvasback Music, Atlantic
Italy [18] 11 September 2014 Contemporary hit radio Spin-Go!
United States [19] 27 January 2015 Modern rock radioCanvasback Music, Atlantic

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