Fresh Blood (song)
| "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 | |||
| Format | Digital download, 7" | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| 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 | ||||
"Fresh Blood" is a song by American rock band Eels. It was released as the first single from their 2009 album Hombre Lobo.
Content
The song is about a werewolf who desires "fresh blood". E has described the song as a sequel to "I Want to Protect You".[1]
Release
On March 31, 2009, the band made the track available on Spinner.com,[1] explaining that the song would be the lead single for the album.
A music video directed by Jesse Dylan premiered on April 29, 2009.[2]
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".[3] Both singles were made available on the iTunes Store.
Legacy
The 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 of HBO's 2015 documentary series, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst and recently as the opening and closing theme to Amazon's Original series Sneaky Pete.
Track listing
All 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
- 1 2 "'Fresh Blood' on AOL Music". AOL Music. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ↑ ""Fresh Blood" music video". Stereogum. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ↑ "Eels' UK store". Retrieved 2009-05-09.