"Fresh Blood" is a song by American rock band Eels. It was released as the first single from their 2009 album Hombre Lobo.
| "Fresh Blood" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Eels | ||||
| from the album Hombre Lobo | ||||
| A-side | "Fresh Blood" | |||
| B-side | "Devil's Dog" | |||
| Released | April 26, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Vagrant, E Works | |||
| Songwriter(s) | E | |||
| Producer(s) | E, Kelley Logsdon | |||
| Eels singles chronology | ||||
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| My Timing Is Off | ||||
 Cover to the British "My Timing Is Off" single, featuring "Fresh Blood" as a B-Side | ||||
Content
editThe song is about a werewolf who desires "fresh blood". E has described the song as a sequel to "I Want to Protect You".[2]
Release
editOn March 31, 2009, the band made the track available on Spinner.com,[2] explaining that the song would be the lead single for the album.
A music video directed by Jesse Dylan premiered on April 29, 2009.[3]
A 7" single was released on May 18, 2009, in the United Kingdom featuring the album track "My Timing Is Off" as an A-side backed with "Fresh Blood".[4] Both singles were made available on the iTunes Store.
Legacy
editThe song was featured in the sixth-season episode "Legacy" of the TV series Rescue Me and the end credits of the third-season episode "Fresh Blood" of the series True Blood. The song was also featured as the opening theme for the first season of HBO's documentary series The Jinx (titled The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst) and recently as the opening and closing theme to Amazon's Original series Sneaky Pete. "Bone Dry" from the 2018 album The Deconstruction was written as a sequel to this song.[5]
Track listing
editAll songs written by E
- Digital download
- "Fresh Blood" – 4:23
- "Devil's Dog" – 3:42
- 7"
- "My Timing Is Off" – 2:57
- "Fresh Blood" – 4:23
References
edit- ^ Casalena, Em (October 28, 2024). "5 Underrated Rock Songs That Are Perfect for a Refined Halloween Playlist". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "'Fresh Blood' on AOL Music". AOL Music. 2009-03-31. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^ ""Fresh Blood" music video". Stereogum. 2009-04-29. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Eels' UK store". Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin (April 6, 2018). "Eels Unveil an Incredible Animated Video for 'Bone Dry' – Premiere". The Independent.