Longshot (Catfish and the Bottlemen song)

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"Longshot"
Catfish and the Bottlemen Longshot.jpg
Single by Catfish and the Bottlemen
from the album The Balance
Released7 January 2019
Length3:53
Label Island
Songwriter(s) Van McCann [1]
Producer(s) Jacknife Lee
Catfish and the Bottlemen singles chronology
"Outside"
(2017)
"Longshot"
(2019)
"Fluctuate"
(2019)
Music video
"Longshot" on YouTube

"Longshot" is a single by Welsh rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen. It is the lead song off of their third studio album, The Balance . The single was released on 7 January 2019 through Island Records.

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [2] 11
Scotland (OCC) [3] 26
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 25
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 18
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [6] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [7] 45
US Rock Airplay (Billboard) [8] 21

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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