"Fresh Blood" is a song by American rock band

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. It was released as the first single from their 2009 album ''

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Content

The song is about a werewolf who desires "fresh blood". E has described the song as a sequel to " I Want to Protect You".

Release

On March 31, 2009, the band made the track available on

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, explaining that the song would be the lead single for the album. A

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directed by

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premiered on April 29, 2009. A

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was released on May 18, 2009, in the United Kingdom featuring the album track "My Timing Is Off" as an A-side backed with "Fresh Blood". Both singles were made available on the

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Legacy

The song was featured in the sixth-season episode "Legacy" of the TV series '' Rescue Me'' and the end credits of the third-season episode "Fresh Blood" of the series ''

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''. The song was also featured as the opening theme of

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's 2015 documentary series, '' The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst'' and recently as the opening and closing theme to Amazon's Original series ''

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''. "Bone Dry" from the 2018 album ''

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'' was written as a sequel to this song.

Track listing

All songs written by E ;Digital download #"Fresh Blood" – 4:23 #"Devil's Dog" – 3:42 ;7" #"My Timing Is Off" – 2:57 #"Fresh Blood" – 4:23

References

{{authority control 2009 songs 2009 singles Eels (band) songs Songs written by Mark Oliver Everett Song recordings produced by Mark Oliver Everett