"Face to the Floor" is a song by American rock band Chevelle. It is the first single from the band's album, Hats Off to the Bull. According to the band, it is a "pissed off, angry song about people who got taken by the Ponzi scheme that Bernie Madoff had for all those years."[1] "Face to the Floor" reached No. 1 on Mediabase's Active Rock chart,[citation needed] and the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, their first No. 1 single since "Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" and it also stayed No.1 for 12 weeks on the chart.[citation needed] It was also the band's last top-ten single (to date) on the Alternative Songs chart, where it reached No. 7. The song has been described as alternative metal[2] and post-grunge.[2]
"Face to the Floor" | ||||
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Single by Chevelle | ||||
from the album Hats Off to the Bull | ||||
Released | October 14, 2011 | |||
Genre | Alternative metal, post-grunge | |||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Joe Barresi | |||
Chevelle singles chronology | ||||
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Billboard rated "Face to the Floor" 80 out of 100, saying ""Floor" delivers nearly four minutes of the cathartic alt-metal fans have come to expect from Chevelle."[2] Liz Ramanand of Loudwire gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, praising it for its consistently "heavy, catchy guitar riffs".[3]
Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
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Canada Rock (Billboard)[4] | 11 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] | 10 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
Chart (2012) | Position |
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US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |