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Doubleback

1990 single by ZZ Top

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"Doubleback" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1990 album Recycler. It was released as the album's lead single and was also included in the film Back to the Future Part III (1990), the regular version of the song plays over the end credits of the film. The band had a cameo in the movie playing a country music version of the song along with some local musicians. This acoustic instrumental version appears on the Back to the Future Part III soundtrack album. The music video for "Doubleback" featured clips from the film and was included on its DVD release.

01Reception

"Doubleback" reached number one on the US 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".

02Personnel

03Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Doubleback"
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 41
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 38
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 13
UK Singles (Official Charts) 29
US Billboard Hot 100 50
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) 1
West Germany (GfK) 33

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Doubleback"
Chart (1990) Position
Sweden (Topplistan) 54
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) 12

04Release history

Release dates and formats for "Doubleback"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States May 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
Warner Bros.
Australia June 4, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
June 18, 1990 CD
United Kingdom July 9, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Japan July 25, 1990 Mini-CD
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