By the Sword (song)

"By the Sword" is the first official single from the album Slash by former Velvet Revolver and current Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash. It features Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother on vocals and was released as a digital single on March 16, 2010.[1] It was released in the UK on March 28, 2010. The cover was drawn by Ralph Steadman.

"By the Sword"
Single by Slash featuring Andrew Stockdale
from the album Slash
ReleasedMarch 16, 2010
RecordedMarch 4–August 17, 2009
GenreHard rock, blues rock
Length4:50
LabelEMI / Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)
  • Slash
  • Andrew Stockdale
Producer(s)Eric Valentine
Slash singles chronology
"Sahara"
(2009)		 "By the Sword"
(2010)		 "Rockstar 101"
(2010)

The song was premiered on February 26, 2010, on spinner.com.[2]

The song was debuted live for the first time on November 22, 2009, at the Slash & friends performance, where Slash was joined by Andrew Stockdale to play the song live, along with Dave Navarro, Chris Chaney and Travis Barker.

In April 2010, both Slash and Andrew Stockdale performed the song live on The Tonight Show,[3] Lopez Tonight, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

It was also performed by Wolfmother with Slash as a special guest in Los Angeles on November 24, 2009 and without Slash in Italy on June 7, 2011

Charts
Charts (2010) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4] 41

Personnel
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See also

References
  1. "By the Sword on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. "Slash, 'By the Sword' Feat. Andrew Stockdale -- Song Premiere". Spinner.com. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  3. "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  4. "Slash Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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