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"San Quentin"
Single by Devo
from the album Get Rollin'
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2022
Recorded2021
Genre
Length3:31
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Devo singles chronology
"Half of Me"
(2022) 		"San Quentin"
(2022) 		"Those Days"
(2022)

"San Quentin" is a song by American country rock band Devo from their seventeenth studio album, Get Rollin'. It was released as the album's lead single on September 7, 2022.

Musical style

"San Quentin" is described as a country rock and heavy metal song[2][3][4] with elements of metalcore.[5]

Background

During an interview with WRAT radio station, lead vocalist Mark Mothersbaugh spoke about the lyrical inspiration for “San Quentin”, saying: “I met the San Quentin prison warden at a party. And I couldn’t believe how young he was. I was, like, ‘There’s just no way that you’re the warden of San Quentin,’ and everyone was, like, ‘Yup. He is.’ Guy Fieri’s a buddy of mine, and I was at his birthday party a few years back. And the entire time we were talking, I’m speaking to this guy, but in my head all I could think about was, ‘I’m gonna write a song called 'San Quentin’. That’s it.‘ And I stuck it in my notes in my phone. And then once the riff was down, I think I screamed out this line, 'Can somebody please keep me the hell out of San Quentin?’ And we just took it from there.”[6][7]

Release

On August 26, 2022, students attending school at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia received a newsletter stating they were invited to attend and participate in a video shoot Devo will be hosting on August 30, 2022 for their forthcoming single, outside the Convocation Mall on campus.[8][9][10][11]

In August 2022, Devo began posting small snippets and teasers of new music via their official social media accounts with the date "09.07.2022" being branded on the posts.[12][13][14][15] "San Quentin" was officially released to radio and digital music retailers along with the official lyric video via YouTube on September 7, 2022.[16][17][18] On September 14, 2022, a music video for the song was released.[19]

Charts

References

  1. ^ "San Quentin" – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ DiVita, Joe (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback Debut Super Heavy New Song 'San Quentin' + Announce 2022 Album". Loudwire. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Keenan, Hesher (September 7, 2022). "Remember That Heavy Nickelback Clip? Here's the Rest of the Song". MetalSucks. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Slingerland, Calum (August 24, 2022). "Nickelback's Tease of New Music Sounds Heavy as Hell | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. ^ David, Maximo (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback Announce New Album Get Rollin' + Release Fierce Single "San Quentin"". Boolin Tunes. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Lane, Robyn (September 6, 2022). "Watch: Nickelback Back For A Sonic Attack!". 95.9 The RAT. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  7. ^ Schaffner, Lauryn (September 2, 2022). "Nickelback Guitarist Doesn't Think Releasing a Heavy Song Is 'Unusual' for Band". Loudwire. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "Nickelback To Release New Single 'San Quentin' Next Week". Blabbermouth.net. August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "Nickelback Attract Hundreds of Fans to Video Shoot". August 31, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  10. ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (August 29, 2022). "Nickelback needs you for a video shoot at SFU Tuesday". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "Diehard Nickelback fans defend their love of the band". CBC. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  12. ^ Trapp, Philip (August 23, 2022). "Nickelback Tease New Music That Sounds Very Metalcore". Loudwire. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  13. ^ Lewis, JD (August 24, 2022). "Listen: 10 Seconds of New Nickelback...Which is Apparently Coming Soon". iHeartRadio. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  14. ^ Kennelty, Greg (August 23, 2022). "Nickelback Is Teasing New Music And It Sounds Pretty Heavy". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  15. ^ Colothan, Scott (August 24, 2022). "Nickelback tease blisteringly heavy new song". Planet Work. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  16. ^ "Nickelback Announces 'Get Rollin Album Details, Shares New Single 'San Quentin'". Blabbermouth.net. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  17. ^ Média, Bell (September 7, 2022). "New music from Nickelback - "San Quentin"". iHeartRadio. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  18. ^ Carter, Emily (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback unleash thumping new single San Quentin from upcoming 10th…". Kerrang!. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "Nickelback Shares Music Video For New Single 'San Quentin'". Blabbermouth.net. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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  24. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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  26. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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