Little Monster (song)

"Little Monster" is a song written by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher of British rock duo Royal Blood. The song was originally recorded by the duo for release as a single, appearing on the band's second single of the same name, released by Black Mammoth Records and Warner Bros. Records on 10 February 2014. The single marked the band's first release under Warner Bros. Records after signing with the label in 2013. The track later appeared as the second track on the band's debut extended play Out of the Black, and as the sixth track on the band's eponymous debut studio album, Royal Blood. The song is included as a playable track in Guitar Hero Live.

"Little Monster"
Single by Royal Blood
from the album Out of the Black and Royal Blood
Released	10 February 2014
Recorded	2013–14 at Rockfield Studios (Monmouth, Wales)
Genre	Hard rock blues rock stoner rock[1]
Length	3:32
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Mike Kerr Ben Thatcher
Producer(s)	Tom Dalgety Mike Kerr Ben Thatcher
Royal Blood singles chronology
"Out of the Black" (2013) "Little Monster" (2014) "Come On Over" (2014)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher. All tracks produced by Tom Dalgety with Kerr and Thatcher.

"Little Monster" digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Little Monster"	3:32
Total length:		3:32

"Little Monster" 7" (WEA491)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Little Monster"	3:32
2.	"Hole"	4:31
Total length:		8:03

Personnel

Partly adapted from Out of the Black liner notes.[2]

Royal Blood Mike Kerr – lead vocals, bass guitar Ben Thatcher – drums

Technical personnel Tom Dalgety – producer, recording John Davis – mastering Dave Sardy – mixing

Charts

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	74
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[4]	1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5]	33
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[6]	8
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7]	18
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue no.
Australia[9]	10 February 2014	Digital download	Warner Bros.	none
France[10]
United Kingdom[11][12]	12 February 2014
	31 March 2014	7" vinyl	Black Mammoth Warner Bros.	WEA491
United States[13]	10 March 2015	Modern rock radio	Warner Bros.	none

References

1. "Royal Blood Relentless at Coachella". Gretsch.
2. Out of the Black (liner notes). Royal Blood. Warner Bros. Records. 2014. 542162-1.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
4. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
5. "Royal Blood Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
6. "Royal Blood Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
7. "Royal Blood Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
8. "Royal Blood Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
9. "Little Monster – Single by Royal Blood". iTunes Store. Australia: Apple. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
10. "Little Monster – Royal Blood". France: Qobuz. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
11. "Little Monster by Royal Blood". United Kingdom: 7digital. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
12. "Little Monster – Royal Blood (7 inch Vinyl Disc – Warner Bros. #WEA 491)". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
13. "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.

External links

• Royal Blood official website