"Doubleback" is a song by

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from the 1990 album '' Recycler''. It was released as a lead single and was also featured in the film ''

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''.

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The regular version of the song plays over the end credits of the film, but does not appear in its original form on '' Back to the Future Part III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''. The band had a cameo in the movie playing a

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version of the song along with some local musicians. This orchestral version appears on the soundtrack album. The music video for "Doubleback" had clips from the movie and was included on its DVD release. The song was also featured in the pinball game '' Back to the Future: The Pinball''.

Reception

"Doubleback" reached No. 1 on the

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for five weeks. It was nominated for an

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for "Best Video from a Film".

Personnel

Billy Gibbons William Frederick Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American musician who is the guitarist and lead singer of the rock band ZZ Top. He began his career in the band the Moving Sidewalks, which recorded a full-length album entitled, ''Flas ...

– guitar, lead vocals *

Dusty Hill Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. He also sang lead and backing vocals and played keyboards. Hill was born in Dallas, Texas, an ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals * Frank Beard – drums

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1990 singles 1990 songs ZZ Top songs Songs written by Frank Beard (musician) Songs written by Dusty Hill Songs written by Billy Gibbons Songs written for films Music from Back to the Future (franchise) Warner Records singles Song recordings produced by Bill Ham