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Beat the Devil's Tattoo

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Beat the Devil's Tattoo
Studio album by
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
ReleasedMarch 5, 2010 (2010-03-05)
RecordedMarch – November 2009
StudioThe Basement (Philadelphia, PA)
Genre
Length65:08
Label
Producer
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club chronology
The Effects of 333
(2008) 		Beat the Devil's Tattoo
(2010) 		Specter at the Feast
(2013)
Singles from Beat the Devil's Tattoo
  1. "Beat the Devil's Tattoo"
    Released: February 28, 2010[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[4]
FILTER85/100[5]
NME(4.0/10)[6]
NOW[7]
Pitchfork(4.0/10)[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
Spin[11]
The Times[12]

Beat the Devil's Tattoo is the sixth studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, released on March 8, 2010, in Europe and on March 9, 2010, in North America. It is the second full-length on the band's own Abstract Dragon label, in partnership with Vagrant Records and Cooperative Music Group.[13]

Track listing

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All songs written by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

No.TitleLength
1."Beat the Devil's Tattoo"3:47
2."Conscience Killer"3:47
3."Bad Blood"5:11
4."War Machine"3:59
5."Sweet Feeling"3:27
6."Evol"5:53
7."Mama Taught Me Better"4:46
8."River Styx"3:55
9."The Toll"3:38
10."Aya"5:39
11."Shadow's Keeper"6:12
12."Long Way Down"4:34
13."Half-State"10:20
Total length:65:08
Japanese edition (bonus tracks)[14]
No.TitleLength
14."Annabel Lee"4:07
15."1:51"5:35
Total length:74:44

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 50
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 59
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 76
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 60
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 66
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 44
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 58
US Billboard 200[26] 58
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[27] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28] 4
US Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] 14
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Conscience Killer appears in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The title track was featured prominently in the fourth season episode Chuck Versus the Cubic Z of the TV show Chuck and in Need for Speed: The Run. Also in the TV show Human Target episode "A Problem Like Maria", and the 2018 video game Far Cry 5. The song was also featured in the original trailer for the TV show Longmire.

Mama Taught Me Better was used in the soundtrack for the video game NASCAR 2011: The Game and NHL 11.

The title track was used by writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait in his 2011 dark comedy film God Bless America. It has also been used in the 2012 film End of Watch and in Where the Trail Ends and "River Styx" was used in the UK TV Series Peaky Blinders (Series Two, Episode Six and Series Four, Episode Four).

"River Styx" was included on the 2014 basketball game, NBA 2K15.

The title track was also used in the "Pathfinders" trailer for the 2017 strategy video game Endless Space 2.

The title track was used in the fourth episode of the third season of the American TV Show Preacher which is aired on AMC.

The title track was used by director Neil Marshall in his 2019 reboot film Hellboy.

The title track was used in the War in the Pacific Official Trailer for the video game Battlefield V.

References

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  1. ^ "Beat the Devil's Tattoo | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Qobuz. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Beat The Devil's Tattoo by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Metacritic. 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt. Beat The Devil's Tattoo at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  4. ^ Gourlay, Dom (March 1, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  5. ^ "Reviews - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". FILTER Magazine. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  6. ^ MacBain, Hamish (March 12, 2010). "Album Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 'Beat The Devil's Tattoo'". NME.
  7. ^ "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - NOW Magazine". Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
  8. ^ Hogan, Marc (March 10, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Pitchfork Media.
  9. ^ Rosen, Jody (March 8, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10.
  10. ^ Liedel, Kevin (March 7, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Slant Magazine.
  11. ^ Marchese, David. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: 'Beat The Devil's Tattoo'". Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  12. ^ Burgess, Kaya (March 6, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo". The Times. London. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.
  13. ^ Album Release and Tour Dates Announced Archived December 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Beat the Devil's Tattoo Black Rebel Motorcycle Club CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  15. ^ Beat The Devil's Tattoo at Discogs
  16. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Hung Medien. Retrieved access-date=November 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat The Devil's Tattoo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved access-date=November 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat The Devil's Tattoo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Ultratop.be – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat The Devil's Tattoo" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "Lescharts.com – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Hung Medien. Retrieved access-date=November 21, 2021.
  21. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat The Devil's Tattoo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  22. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  24. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat The Devil's Tattoo". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  25. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  26. ^ "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  27. ^ "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  28. ^ "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  29. ^ "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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