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, released on March 16, 2010 from their debut studio album, ''

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Chart performance

The song reached number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 29 in Canada. It also reached number one on the ''

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chart after 32 weeks, making "Animal" their first number-one song on a ''Billboard'' chart. This also broke the record for the longest-length of time for a song to get to the top of that list after entering. The song reached number two on the ''Billboard''

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for Neon Trees.

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. Retrieved November 23, 2010. On May 22, 2011, the song won Top Alternative Song at the 2011 ''Billboard'' Music Awards. It was certified double platinum by the

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in December 2011. "Animal" was the first song to be number one on the Alternative Songs chart and to be in the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 since

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In popular culture

The song received increased coverage after it was played on ''

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'' by the band. It was also featured on the TV shows ''

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s Dalton Academy Warblers performed a duet version in the episode "

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, played by

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. It peaked at number 62 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song has also been covered live by

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. The song was released as

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, VGrevolution, August 13, 2010

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Certifications

Release history

References

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