By the Sword (song)

"By the Sword"
Single by Slash featuring Andrew Stockdale
from the album Slash
Released March 16, 2010
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, 12" picture disc, CD
Recorded March 4, 2009–August 17, 2009
Genre Hard rock, blues rock
Length 4:50
Label EMI / Roadrunner
Writer(s) Slash and Andrew Stockdale
Producer Eric Valentine
Slash singles chronology
"Sahara"
(2009)		 "By the Sword"
(2010)		 "Rockstar 101"
(2010)
Slash track listing
"Promise"
(5)		 "By the Sword"
(6)		 "Gotten"
(7)

"By the Sword" is the first official single from the album Slash by current Velvet Revolver and former Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash. It features Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother on vocals and was released as a digital single on March 16, 2010.[1] It was released in the UK on March 28, 2010. The cover was drawn by Ralph Steadman.

The song was premiered on February 26, 2010, on spinner.com.[2]

The song was debuted live for the first time on November 22, 2009, at the Slash & friends performance, where Slash was joined by Andrew Stockdale to play the song live, along with Dave Navarro, Chris Chaney and Travis Barker.

In April 2010, both Slash and Andrew Stockdale performed the song live on The Tonight Show,[3] Lopez Tonight, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Contents

Charts

Charts (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs 41[4]

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ^ "By the Sword on iTunes". http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/by-sword-feat-andrew-stockdale/id360034620. Retrieved 16 March 2010. 
  2. ^ "Slash, 'By the Sword' Feat. Andrew Stockdale -- Song Premiere, spinner.com". http://www.spinner.com/2010/02/26/slash-by-the-sword-feat-andrew-stockdale-song-premiere/?awesm=51wzY&utm_medium=awe.sm-copypaste&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=site-basic. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er1LCZ--Yms "By The Sword" played at The Tonight Show, April 6, 2010
  4. ^ "Slash > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p125919/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved July 4, 2010. 
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