"Dog on a Leash" is a song from the American
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band
Adelitas Way
Adelitas Way is an independent American band formed in Las Vegas in 2006. The band's debut single "Invincible (Adelitas Way song), Invincible", broke them into the mainstream scene after the song made numerous television appearances in commerci ...
, released on April 8, 2014. It is the first single from their third studio album, ''
Stuck'' and reached No. 7 on the U.S. Active Rock chart.
Song meaning
Rick DeJesus
Rick Anthony DeJesus (born September 20, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for being the founder and lead vocalist of the hard rock bands Adelitas Way and Sun Never Sets.
Musical career
In 2005, he was the singer for a ban ...
explains the track is about "feeling like you need to ask permission to do what you want, like you're under the mercy of someone else, whether it's your boss or an overbearing girlfriend or boyfriend or whoever."
Release
A teaser trailer was released on March 18, 2014. An audio video of song was released on April 9, 2014. The music video was released on April 29, 2014.
Music video
The video (Directed by Agata Alexander) features Adelitas Way performing in a remote deserted area near a lake, when a mysterious woman appears from the depths. Frontman Rick DeJesus and the band perform the track with unbridled energy until DeJesus himself is ensnared by her beauty as she literally yanks his chain.
Track listing
References
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2014 songs
2014 singles
Adelitas Way songs
Virgin Records singles
Songs written by Rick DeJesus