Devil on My Shoulder

"Devil on My Shoulder" is the second official single by Canadian band Billy Talent from their third album, Billy Talent III. It was released as a single on August 26, 2009. Bassist Jonathan Gallant has confirmed the song being a single in an interview. It was also featured as one of the theme songs for Hell in a Cell (2018) PPV.

"Devil on My Shoulder"
Single by Billy Talent
from the album Billy Talent III
ReleasedAugust 26, 2009
GenrePost-hardcore, alternative rock, alternative metal
Length3:48
LabelWarner Music Canada
Songwriter(s)Ian D'Sa
Benjamin Kowalewicz[1]
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
Billy Talent singles chronology
"Rusted from the Rain"
(2009)		 "Devil on My Shoulder"
(2009)		 "Saint Veronika"
(2010)
Music video
"Devil On My Shoulder" on YouTube

It was the second song to debut live from the third album before the album's release, after "Turn Your Back".

The B-side to the CD single is a previously unreleased song entitled "Don't Need to Pretend", which was previously available only as a limited bonus track through purchasing Billy Talent III online through the German site Musicload.de.

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Devil on My Shoulder"- 3:50
  2. "Don't Need to Pretend"- 3:45

Music video

The video for the song began shooting during the July 4, 2009 weekend.[2]

The music video for "Devil on My Shoulder" was released August 26, 2009 on MTV.[3] It was directed by Howard Greenhalgh.

The video consists of the band playing at a cabaret bar, with alternate scenes of a man dressed in black (the devil) surrounded by a funnel cloud heading to the bar while causing destruction to a newsstand and a picnic on the way. Towards the end of the video, the man lays a contract on one of the tables. Lead singer Ben Kowalewicz leaves the stage and walks over to the table. The man holds out a pen, which Ben takes and uses to sign the contract (in essence, selling his soul to the devil). Ben then glances up at the camera, revealing that his eyes, normally light brown in colour, have become blood-red. During the final chorus, the funnel cloud is now surrounding Ben as he and the band finish the song while the man watches.

The video was deemed number one on MuchMusic's Holiday Wrap best rock songs of 2009.

Charts
Chart (2009-2010) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 46
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References
  1. ASCAP entry for song ASCAP, accessed 18 June 2011
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2009-07-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  4. "Billy Talent Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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