Out of the Black (song)

"Out of the Black"
Single by Royal Blood
from the album Royal Blood and Out of the Black
Released	22 November 2013
Recorded	2013 at Rockfield Studios (Monmouth, Wales)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	4:00
Label	Black Mammoth
Producer(s)	Tom Dalgety Mike Kerr Ben Thatcher
Royal Blood singles chronology
"Out of the Black" (2013) "Little Monster" (2014)

"Out of the Black" is a song written by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher of British rock duo Royal Blood. The song was originally recorded by the duo for release as a single, appearing on the band's debut single of the same name, released by Black Mammoth Records on 11 November 2013. The track later appeared as the opening track on the band's debut extended play Out of the Black, and as the opening track on the band's eponymous debut studio album, Royal Blood. The track was also part of the soundtrack to the film Who Am I – No System Is Safe, as well as the video games Forza Horizon 2 and EA Sports UFC. It was also used in a featurette for the Netflix series Daredevil at the 2015 New York Comic Con. The song is also the official theme song for the 2016 professional wrestling event WWE Roadblock.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher. All tracks produced by Tom Dalgety with Kerr and Thatcher. 

"Out of the Black" 7" (BMR001)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of the Black"	4:00
2.	"Come On Over"	2:51
Total length:		6:51

Personnel

Partly adapted from Out of the Black liner notes.^[1]

Royal Blood Mike Kerr – lead vocals, bass guitar Ben Thatcher – drums

Technical personnel Tom Dalgety – producer, mixing (track 1), recording John Davis – mastering Alan Moulder – mixing (track 2)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Canada Rock (Billboard)[2] 35 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[3] 41 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 78 UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[5] 1 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[6] 47 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[7] 13 US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 31 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] 40 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 14

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue no.
United Kingdom	11 November 2013	7" vinyl[12]	Black Mammoth Records	BMR001
United States	18 March 2014	Modern rock radio[13]	Warner Bros. Records	none

References

1. Out of the Black (liner notes). Royal Blood. Warner Bros. Records. 2014. 542162-1.
2. "Royal Blood – Chart history" Billboard Canada Rock for Royal Blood. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
3. "Royal Blood Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay for Royal Blood. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
4. "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 6th September 2014". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
5. "Archive Chart: 2014-07-19" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
6. "Royal Blood – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Royal Blood. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
7. "Royal Blood – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Royal Blood. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
8. "Royal Blood – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Royal Blood. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
9. "Royal Blood – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Royal Blood. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
10. "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
11. "Mainstream Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
12. "Out of the Black EP – Royal Blood (7 inch Vinyl Disc – Black Mammoth #BMR 001)". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
13. "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

External links

• Royal Blood official website