Take My Bones Away

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"Take My Bones Away"
Single by Baroness
from the album Yellow & Green
ReleasedMay 14, 2012 [1]
Genre Progressive metal
Length4:59
Label Relapse
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) John Dyer Baizley
Producer(s) John Congleton
Baroness singles chronology
"O'er Hell and Hide"
(2011)
"Take My Bones Away"
(2012)
"March to the Sea"
(2012)

"Take My Bones Away" is a song by American heavy metal band Baroness. The song was released as the first single from the band's third studio album Yellow & Green .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Take My Bones Away"4:59

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Active Rock ( Billboard ) [2] 35
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [3] 38

Personnel

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