Hats Off to the Bull (song)

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"Hats Off to the Bull"
Hatsofftothebullsingle.jpg
Single by Chevelle
from the album Hats Off to the Bull
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2012 [1]
Recorded2011
Length3:55
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Joe Barresi
Chevelle singles chronology
"Face to the Floor"
(2011)
"Hats Off to the Bull"
(2012)
"Same Old Trip"
(2012)

"Hats Off to the Bull" is a song by American rock band Chevelle. It is the second single [1] from the band's sixth studio album, Hats Off to the Bull . The song also appears on the band's greatest hits album, Stray Arrows: A Collection of Favorites .

Contents

It is an anti-animal cruelty song. [3]

Critical reception

Loudwire ranked it the seventh greatest Chevelle song. [4] AOL Radio called it the ninth best rock song of 2011. [5]

Music video

A music video was released for the song via the band's Vevo and YouTube accounts on April 18, 2012 [6] and was directed by P.R. Brown, who also directed the video for previous single "Face to the Floor". [7]

The video begins with the band members waking up on the street, bloodied and bruised, before they are attacked by an unseen force. The unseen force is revealed to be a kid, playing with toy figures of the band, much like a voodoo doll. The video ends with the kid stepping on the toys, killing the band members and zooms in to reveal he is holding a toy figurine of a bull.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [8] 43
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [10] 23

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