The State of Massachusetts

"The State of Massachusetts"
Single af Dropkick Murphys
fra albummet The Meanest of Times
A-side(r)"The State of Massachusetts"
"The Thick Skin of Defiance"
B-side(r)"Breakdown"
"Forever"
Udgivet4. februar 2008
FormatSingle
IndspilletApril – juni 2007 på The Outpost (Stoughton, Massachusetts)
GenreKeltisk punk
Længde3:52
PladeselskabBorn & Bred, Cooking Vinyl
Dropkick Murphys' singlekronologi

"I'm Shipping Up to Boston"
(2006)		"The State of Massachusetts"
(2008)		"Surrender"
(2008)

"The State of Massachusetts" er en sang fra det amerikanske punkrockband Dropkick Murphys. Den blev udgivet den 4. februar 2008 som førstesinglen fra deres sjette studiealbum The Meanest of Times. Sangen handler om effekten af narkotika på individuelle mennesker og deres familier. "The State of Massachusetts" var en af de 100 mest spillede sange på U.S. modern rock radio i oktober 2007. I januar 2008 var songen blevet blandt de 60 mest spillede alternative rocksange i USA. Sangen nåede nummer 83 på Rolling Stones liste over de 100 bedste sange fra 2007.[1]

Spor

Side A
#TitelLængde
1."The State of Massachusetts"  3:52
2."The Thick Skin of Defiance"  2:47
Side B
#TitelLængde
1."Breakdown"  2:27
2."Forever"  3:47

Hitlister

Hitliste (2013)Højeste
placering
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[2]1
USA Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[3]14

Referencer

  1. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Arkiveret 11. april 2010 hos Wayback Machine Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-11-05
  2. ^ Dropkick Murphys - Chart history | Billboard
  3. ^ "Dropkick Murphys – Chart history" Billboard for Dropkick Murphys. Hentet 21. marts 2015.

Eksterne henvisninger

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Nuværende medlemmer
Tidligere medlemmer
  • Mike McColgan
  • Rick Barton
  • Jeff Erna
  • Marc Orrell
  • Robbie "Spicy McHaggis" Mederios
  • Ryan Foltz
  • Scruffy Wallace
Tourmedlemmer
  • Lee Forshner
Studiealbum
EP'er
Opsamlingsalbums
  • The Early Years (1998)
  • The Singles Collection, Volume 1 (2000)
  • Singles Collection, Volume 2 (2005)
Livealbums
  • Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA (2002)
  • Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA (2010)
  • Live at Fenway (2012)
Videoalbums
  • On the Road with the Dropkick Murphys (2004)
  • Give 'Em the Boot (2005)
Singler
  • "10 Years of Service" (1999)
  • "Good Rats" (2000)
  • "The Spicy McHaggis Jig" (2001)
  • "The Gauntlet" (2001) "The Wild Rover" (2002)
  • "Walk Away" (2003)
  • "Fields of Athenry" (2004)
  • "Sunshine Highway" (2005)
  • "The Warrior's Code" (2005) "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (2006)
  • "The State of Massachusetts" (2008)
  • "Surrender" (2008)
  • "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya" (2008)
  • "Going Out in Style" (2011) "Memorial Day" (2011)
  • "Sunday Hardcore Matinee (Live)" (2012)
  • "Rose Tattoo" (2012)
  • "The Season's Upon Us" (2012)
  • "The Boys Are Back" (2013)
  • "Rose Tattoo (featuring Bruce Springsteen)" (2013)
  • "Out of Our Heads" (2013)
  • "Blood" (2016)
  • "You'll Never Walk Alone" (2016)
  • "Paying My Way" (2016)
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