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"Face to the Floor" is the first single from Chevelle's album, Hats Off to the Bull. According to the band, it is a "pissed off, angry song about people who got taken by the Ponzi scheme that Bernie Madoff had for all those years."[1] "Face to the Floor" reached No. 1 on Mediabase's Active Rock chart,^{[citation needed]} and the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, their first No. 1 single since "Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)".^{[citation needed]} It was also the band's last top-ten single (to date) on the Alternative Songs chart, where it reached No. 7.

"Face to the Floor"
Single by Chevelle
from the album Hats Off to the Bull
Released	October 14, 2011
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	3:42
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Pete Loeffler Sam Loeffler
Producer(s)	Joe Barresi
Chevelle singles chronology
"Shameful Metaphors" (2010) "Face to the Floor" (2011) "Hats Off to the Bull" (2012)

Reception

Billboard rated "Face to the Floor" 80 out of 100, saying ""Floor" delivers nearly four minutes of the cathartic alt-metal fans have come to expect from Chevelle."[2] Liz Ramanand of Loudwire gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, praising it for its consistently "heavy, catchy guitar riffs".[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–2012)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[4]	11
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5]	10
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7]	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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