The Underdog (song)

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"The Underdog"
Single by Spoon
from the album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
B-side"Bring It On Home to Me"
ReleasedJuly 5, 2007 (2007-07-05)
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length3:42
Label
Songwriter(s)Britt Daniel
Producer(s)
Spoon singles chronology
"Sister Jack"
(2005)
"The Underdog"
(2007)
"You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"
(2007)

"The Underdog" is a song by

Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[1]

The band performed the song on the October 6, 2007, episode of the

33rd season of Saturday Night Live.[3] It was featured in the 2008 film Cloverfield, the 2009 films I Love You, Man and 17 Again, in the opening and ending scene of the 2011 film Horrible Bosses, and in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming.[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Keven McAllester.[5]

Chart positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US
Alternative Songs (Billboard)[1]
26

References

  1. ^ a b c The Underdog - Spoon | Billboard#/song/spoon/the-underdog/9047428. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga | Album Reviews | Pitchfork. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  3. ^ SNL Archives | Episode. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  4. ^ Cecchini, Mike (July 7, 2017). "Spider-Man: Homecoming Uses Music Perfectly". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  5. ^ New Spoon Video – “The Underdog” – Stereogum. Retrieved November 6, 2012.

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