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Wolf Like Me (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Wolf Like Me'" is the first single from American art rock band TV on the Radio's album 'Return to Cookie Mountain', released in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2006 on 4AD. The single's B-side was the song "Things You Can Do", which was also available as a bonus track on the U.S. release of 'Return to Cookie Mountain'. It was released in two formats: CD single and 7-inch vinyl.
The song is the band's most successful single in the United States, where it peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2006. And was their second top 100 hit in the UK where it peaked at #89.
In January 2010 it was used in a TV commercial (Destiny - Force Fate) by Nike to promote the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Personnel
On "Wolf Like Me":
* Vocals - Tunde Adebimpe, Kyp Malone, Katrina Ford
* Drums - Jaleel Bunton
* Bass, guitar - Kyp Malone
* Guitar, samples, synth - Dave Sitek
* Guitar - Jaleel Bunton
* Baritone saxophone - Martin Perna
Music video
The music video for "Wolf Like Me" starring spoken word poet Beau Sia was directed by Jon Watts and mixes two cinematic styles: black-and-white silent film and 1980s B-movie. 'America's Next Top Model' cycle 4 winner Naima Mora was also featured in the video.
Reception
Wolf Like Me was voted in at number 63 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006, and at number 99 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009. In October 2011, NME placed "Wolf Like Me" at number 46 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
Charts
References
Category:2006 singles
Category:TV on the Radio songs
Category:4AD singles
Category:2006 songs
Category:Songs written by Dave Sitek
Category:Songs about werewolves
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