| Death by Rock and Roll | |
| Cover: | The Pretty Reckless - Death by Rock and Roll (song).png |
| Artist: | The Pretty Reckless |
| Album: | Death by Rock and Roll |
| Type: | single |
| Genre: | |
| Label: | Fearless |
| Producer: | Jonathan Wyman |
| Prev Title: | Back to the River |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | And So It Went |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
"Death by Rock and Roll" is a song recorded by American rock band The Pretty Reckless, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album of the same name.[2] "Death by Rock and Roll" was released to digital retailers on May 15, 2020, and to active rock radio on June 9, 2020, as the album's lead single.[3] It is the band's first single for Fearless Records.
"Death by Rock and Roll" was written by band members Taylor Momsen and Ben Phillips. The song serves as a tribute to late producer Kato Khandwala, who worked on the group's first three albums. The song was produced by Jonathan Wyman, making it their first song to be produced by a different producer.[4]
In July 2020, "Death by Rock and Roll" became The Pretty Reckless's fifth number-one single on the Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, setting a new record for female-fronted rock groups.[2] [5] The song remained atop the chart for three consecutive weeks. The song also topped Billboards Canada Rock, marking their first number one on the chart.
The Pretty Reckless released an animated lyric video for Death by Rock and Roll on June 18, 2020, featuring art direction from Lucas David and animation by Astra Zero.[6] [7]
| Position | ||
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 36 |
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| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | May 15, 2020 | Original | Fearless | |||
| United States | June 9, 2020 | Active rock | ||||
| Various | August 21, 2020 | Acoustic | Fearless | [10] |