The State of Massachusetts

"The State of Massachusetts"
"The State of Massachusetts"
Single af Dropkick Murphys
	fra albummet The Meanest of Times
A-side(r)	"The State of Massachusetts"; "The Thick Skin of Defiance"
B-side(r)	"Breakdown"; "Forever"
Udgivet	4. februar 2008
Format	Single
Indspillet	April – juni 2007 på The Outpost (Stoughton, Massachusetts)
Genre	Keltisk punk
Længde	3:52
Pladeselskab	Born & Bred, Cooking Vinyl
Dropkick Murphys' singlekronologi

"The State of Massachusetts" er en sang fra det amerikanske punkrockband Dropkick Murphys. Den blev udgivet den 4. februar 2008 som førstesinglen fra deres sjette studiealbum The Meanest of Times. Sangen handler om effekten af narkotika på individuelle mennesker og deres familier. "The State of Massachusetts" var en af de 100 mest spillede sange på U.S. modern rock radio i oktober 2007. I januar 2008 var songen blevet blandt de 60 mest spillede alternative rocksange i USA. Sangen nåede nummer 83 på Rolling Stones liste over de 100 bedste sange fra 2007.^[1]

Spor

Side A
#	Titel	Længde
1.	"The State of Massachusetts"	3:52
2.	"The Thick Skin of Defiance"	2:47

Side B
#	Titel	Længde
1.	"Breakdown"	2:27
2.	"Forever"	3:47

Hitlister

Hitliste (2013)	Højeste placering
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)^[2]	1
USA Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[3]	14

Referencer

↑ "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Arkiveret 11. april 2010 hos Wayback Machine Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-11-05
↑ Dropkick Murphys - Chart history | Billboard
↑ "Dropkick Murphys – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Dropkick Murphys. Hentet 21. marts 2015.

Eksterne henvisninger

Dropkick Murphys Officielle Hjemmeside
Dropkick Murphys – Warrior's Code Arkiveret 17. maj 2008 hos Wayback Machine

[1] "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Arkiveret 11. april 2010 hos Wayback Machine Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-11-05

[2] Dropkick Murphys - Chart history | Billboard

[sc_Billboardrocksongs_Dropkick_Murphys-3] "Dropkick Murphys – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Dropkick Murphys. Hentet 21. marts 2015.

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Dropkick Murphys
Nuværende medlemmer	Ken Casey Matt Kelly Al Barr James Lynch Tim Brennan Jeff DaRosa
Tidligere medlemmer	Mike McColgan Rick Barton Jeff Erna Marc Orrell Robbie "Spicy McHaggis" Mederios Ryan Foltz Scruffy Wallace
Tourmedlemmer	Lee Forshner
Studiealbum	Do or Die (1998) The Gang's All Here (1999) Sing Loud, Sing Proud! (2001) Blackout (2003) The Warrior's Code (2005) The Meanest of Times (2007) Going Out in Style (2011) Signed and Sealed in Blood (2013) 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory (2017)
EP'er	Boys on the Docks (1997) Tessie (2004) Rose Tattoo: For Boston Charity (2013)
Opsamlingsalbums	The Early Years (1998) The Singles Collection, Volume 1 (2000) Singles Collection, Volume 2 (2005)
Livealbums	Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA (2002) Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA (2010) Live at Fenway (2012)
Videoalbums	On the Road with the Dropkick Murphys (2004) Give 'Em the Boot (2005)
Singler	"10 Years of Service" (1999) "Good Rats" (2000) "The Spicy McHaggis Jig" (2001) "The Gauntlet" (2001) "The Wild Rover" (2002) "Walk Away" (2003) "Fields of Athenry" (2004) "Sunshine Highway" (2005) "The Warrior's Code" (2005) "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (2006) "The State of Massachusetts" (2008) "Surrender" (2008) "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya" (2008) "Going Out in Style" (2011) "Memorial Day" (2011) "Sunday Hardcore Matinee (Live)" (2012) "Rose Tattoo" (2012) "The Season's Upon Us" (2012) "The Boys Are Back" (2013) "Rose Tattoo (featuring Bruce Springsteen)" (2013) "Out of Our Heads" (2013) "Blood" (2016) "You'll Never Walk Alone" (2016) "Paying My Way" (2016)
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