Lash Out

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"Lash Out"
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Single by Alice Merton
from the album Mint
Released30 May 2018 (2018-05-30)
Length3:14
Label
Songwriter(s)
Alice Merton singles chronology
"Hit The Ground Running"
(2017)
"Lash Out"
(2018)
"Why So Serious"
(2018)
Music video
"Lash Out" on YouTube

"Lash Out" is a song by German-Canadian-English singer Alice Merton. [1]

Contents

Production

Merton co-wrote the song with songwriter Dave Bassett. [2] The song was released through Paper Plane Records and Mom + Pop Music on 30 May 2018 with a music video. [3] The song includes a guitar-heavy track similar to Merton's other singles "No Roots" and "Hit The Ground Running." [4] The single was included in the American re-release of Merton's EP No Roots. [5] The music video was co-directed by Max Nadolny and Jonas Stark, with shots recorded in Berlin and South Africa. [2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [6] 22
Croatia (HRT) [7] 65
Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI) [8] 8
Italy (FIMI) [9] 66
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 89
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 37
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
Iceland (Plötutíóindi) [13] 97

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [14] Gold25,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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