Rose Tattoo (song)

"Rose Tattoo"

Cover art for the Rose Tattoo: For Boston Charity EP
Single by Dropkick Murphys
from the album Signed and Sealed in Blood
Released November 7, 2012
Format Digital download
Recorded May – July 2012 at Q Division Studios
(Somerville, Massachusetts)
Genre
Length
  • 5:06 (Original version)
  • 3:39 (Re-recorded version)
Label Born & Bred
Writer(s) Dropkick Murphys
Producer(s) Ted Hutt
Dropkick Murphys singles chronology
"The Boys Are Back"
(2012)
"Rose Tattoo"
(2013)
"Out of Our Heads"
(2013)

"Rose Tattoo" is a song by American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys. It was originally released as the lead single from the band's eighth studio album Signed and Sealed in Blood on November 7, 2012. It was re-recorded with featured vocals from Bruce Springsteen and re-released on May 14, 2013 as part of the Rose Tattoo: For Boston Charity EP, which was released shortly after the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013. A music video for the original version of the song was uploaded on November 8, 2012 to the band's official YouTube channel. The version featuring Springsteen peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart.

Music video

The official music video for the song, lasting five minutes and twenty-six seconds, was uploaded on November 8, 2012 to the band's official YouTube channel.[1]

Track listing

Original single

No. Title Length
1. "Rose Tattoo"   5:06

Rose Tattoo: For Boston Charity EP

No. Title Length
1. "Rose Tattoo" (featuring Bruce Springsteen) 3:39
2. "Don't Tear Us Apart" (Live Acoustic) 3:50
3. "Jimmy Collins' Wake" (Live Acoustic) 3:50
Total length:
11:19

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[2] 25

Release history

Region Date Label Format
 United States November 7, 2012 Born & Bred Digital download (single)
May 14, 2013 Digital download (EP)

References

  1. "Dropkick Murphys - "Rose Tattoo" (Video)". YouTube. November 8, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. "Dropkick Murphys – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Dropkick Murphys. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

External links

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