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Buzzkill(er)

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"Buzzkill(er)"
Single by The Dead Weather
from the album Dodge and Burn
B-side"It's Just Too Bad"
ReleasedNovember 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:05
LabelThird Man
Songwriter(s)Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita
The Dead Weather singles chronology
"Open Up (That's Enough)"
(2014)
"Buzzkill(er)"
(2014)
"I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)"
(2015)

"Buzzkill(er)" is a single by the Dead Weather from their third studio album, Dodge and Burn.[1] A short clip of the song was originally posted in July 2014, as part of Third Man Records' Vault subscription series. A full version of the song was released digitally on November 4, 2014, along with another Dead Weather song, "It's Just Too Bad".[1][2] An extended excerpt of the song was used by Turner Classic Movies to promote its January 2017 broadcast schedule.

Personnel

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Critical reception

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Michelle Geslani described it as "a searing, punchy rocker equipped with enough buzzsaw-like riffs to shred eardrums and speakers alike."[3] Rachel Brodsky said that the song "blasts off hard with a series of bass drum beats and high-pitched guitar squeals".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Holmes, Dan (30 October 2014). "Listen to The Dead Weather's New Song, "Buzzkill(er)"". Paste. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ^ Gordon, Jeremy (29 October 2014). "The Dead Weather Share "Buzzkill(er)"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ^ Geslani, Michelle (29 October 2014). "The Dead Weather premiere new song "Buzzkill(er)" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (29 October 2014). "The Dead Weather Show No Mercy on New Track 'Buzzkill(er)'". Spin. Retrieved 15 April 2015.