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"Doubleback"
Single by ZZ Top
from the album Recycler
B-side"Just Got Paid"
ReleasedMay 1990
Recorded1989 – January 1990
GenreHard rock
Length3:53
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bill Ham
ZZ Top singles chronology
"My Head's in Mississippi"
(1990) 		"Doubleback"
(1990) 		"Concrete and Steel"
(1990)

"Doubleback" is a song by ZZ Top from the 1990 album Recycler. It was released as a lead single and was also featured in the film Back to the Future Part III.

Back to the Future Part III

The regular version of the song plays over the end credits of the film, but does not appear in its original form on Back to the Future Part III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

The band had a cameo in the movie playing a country music version of the song along with some local musicians. This orchestral version appears on the soundtrack album.

The music video for "Doubleback" had clips from the movie and was included on its DVD release.

Reception

"Doubleback" reached number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart for five weeks. It was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in 1990 for "Best Video from a Film".

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Doubleback"
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 41
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 38
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 33
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 29
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard) 1

References

  1. ^ "ZZ Top – Doubleback". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 August 1990. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "ZZ Top – Doubleback" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "ZZ Top – Doubleback". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "ZZ Top – Doubleback". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "ZZ Top – Doubleback". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "ZZ Top". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
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