"Hats Off to the Bull" is a song by American

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band Chevelle. It is the second single from the band's sixth studio album, ''

Hats Off to the Bull ''Hats Off to the Bull'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Chevelle, released on December 6, 2011. " Face to the Floor", was released as a single on October 10, 2011. "Hats Off to the Bull" was released on February 16, 2012. On N ...

''. The song also appears on the band's greatest hits album, '' Stray Arrows: A Collection of Favorites''. It is an anti- animal cruelty song.

Critical reception

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'' ranked it the seventh greatest Chevelle song. AOL Radio called it the ninth best rock song of 2011.

Music video

A music video was released for the song via the band's

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accounts on April 18, 2012 and was directed by

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, who also directed the video for previous single "Face to the Floor". The video begins with the band members waking up on the street, bloodied and bruised, before they are attacked by an unseen force. The unseen force is revealed to be a kid, playing with toy figures of the band, much like a

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. The video ends with the kid stepping on the toys, killing the band members and zooms in to reveal he is holding a toy figurine of a bull.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Official music video on YouTube
2012 singles Chevelle (band) songs Epic Records singles Songs about animal rights Songs written by Pete Loeffler Songs written by Sam Loeffler Songs written by Dean Bernardini Music videos directed by P. R. Brown {{2010s-rock-song-stub