Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva song)
"Ladies and Gentlemen" | ||||
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Single by Saliva | ||||
from the album Blood Stained Love Story | ||||
Released | November 2006 | |||
Format | Digital Download, CD single | |||
Genre | Nu metal | |||
Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Marlette | |||
Saliva singles chronology | ||||
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"Ladies and Gentlemen" is the first single from Saliva's fifth studio album Blood Stained Love Story. The song reached a peak of #2 on the US Mainstream Rock charts, and is also the band's best-selling single, being certified Gold by the RIAA in 2010. The song is one of the heavier cuts of the album, and is a nu metal song. The music video was released on March 19, 2007.
Other usage
The song was the official theme song for the World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view, WrestleMania 23. In an interview with WWE.com, frontman Josey Scott stated that the song was written with the event in mind for WWE, saying "That's what we wrote it for. We wrote it for our friends at WWE,".[1] It was also used on the NFL Network during coverage of Super Bowl XLI and the BBC HD channel's Christmas 2008 promotional advertisement, which showcased some of the movies and TV shows the channel was showing during the Christmas period. It was also used the theme for the 2007 annual AST Dew Tour, Universe of Entertainment commercials for the Sony PlayStation 3 and the television spots for Star Trek.
NHRA has also used the song for their Drag Racing since 2007. The song has also appeared in the 2008 film Jumper. It was the song featured in the Calgary Flames opening video in 2008-09 NHL season, as well as for the first NHL Winter classic in 2008 in Buffalo, New York. The song was also used as the theme song for the 2008 Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The song is used as the background music to the intro video for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey 2010 season during home games. The syndicated radio program The Rick and Bubba Radio Show also has been known to use the song as a bumper after the commercial break. The song was used during the landing of the C-130 plane "Fat Albert" at the naval air base in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, during the N'Awlins air show of May 2011.
The song is the opening theme song for the MLB Network show Intentional Talk starting with the April 4, 2016 episode.
Charts
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
Modern Rock Tracks | 25 |
Pop 100 | 96 |
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