The Underdog (song)
Appearance
"The Underdog" | ||||
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Single by Spoon | ||||
from the album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga | ||||
Released | July 10, 2007[1] | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Merge | |||
Songwriter(s) | Britt Daniel[2] | |||
Producer(s) | Jon Brion[3] | |||
Spoon singles chronology | ||||
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The Underdog is a song by indie rock band Spoon, issued as the lead single from their sixth studio album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. The song was written by frontman Britt Daniel[2] and produced by Jon Brion.[3] The single was released on July 10, 2007,[1] and it reached #26 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[2]
On October 6, 2007, the band performed the song on Saturday Night Live.[4]
The song was featured in the 2008 film Cloverfield, the 2009 films I Love You, Man and 17 Again, in the opening and ending scene of the 2011 film Horrible Bosses, and in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming.[5]
Music video
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The music video was directed by Keven McAllester.[6]
Chart positions
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[2] | 26 |
References
- ^ a b Amazon.com: The Underdog: Spoon: MP3 Downloads. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c d The Underdog - Spoon | Billboard#/song/spoon/the-underdog/9047428. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ a b Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga | Album Reviews | Pitchfork. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ SNL Archives | Episode. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ Cecchini, Mike (July 7, 2017). "Spider-Man: Homecoming Uses Music Perfectly". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
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