"Lash Out" is a song by German-Canadian-English singer Alice Merton. It was released on 30 May 2018, as the second single from her debut studio album, Mint (2019).[1]

"Lash Out"
Single by Alice Merton
from the album Mint
Released30 May 2018 (2018-05-30)
Length3:14
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Dave Bassett
  • Nicolas Rebscher
Alice Merton singles chronology
"Hit the Ground Running"
(2017)
"Lash Out"
(2018)
"Why So Serious"
(2018)
Music video
"Lash Out" on YouTube

Production

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Merton co-wrote the song with songwriter Dave Bassett.[2] The song was released through Paper Plane Records and Mom + Pop Music on 30 May 2018 with a music video.[3] The song includes a guitar-heavy track similar to Merton's other singles "No Roots" and "Hit the Ground Running".[4] The single was included in the American re-release of Merton's EP No Roots.[5] The music video was co-directed by Max Nadolny and Jonas Stark, with shots recorded in Berlin and South Africa.[2]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[6]22
Croatia (HRT)[7] 65
Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI)[8] 8
Italy (FIMI)[9] 66
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 89
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11]37
US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[12]22

Year-end charts

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Chart (2018) Position
Iceland (Plötutíóindi)[13] 97

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[14] Gold 25,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. Enos, Morgan (6 April 2018). "Alice Merton's 'Lash Out' Is a Strident Kiss-Off That Delivers In Spades: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Alice Merton, singer of the hit "No roots", releases new music video for "Lash out"". All Around New Music. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. Mosk, Mitch (30 May 2018). ""Lash Out" with Alice Merton's Irresistibly Passionate Anthem". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. "Alice Merton i "Lash Out". Nowy singiel autorki przeboju "No Roots"". Radio ZET (in Polish). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  5. "Alice Merton - Lash Out". Radio Sarajevo (in Croatian). 9 April 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. "Alice Merton Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 September 2018. [dead link]
  7. "Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  8. "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - Lash Out" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  9. "Alice Merton" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  10. "Schweizer Airplay Charts 16/2018 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  11. "Alice Merton Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  12. "Alice Merton Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  13. "TÓNLISTINN – LÖG – 2018". Plötutíóindi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  14. "Italian single certifications – Alice Merton – Lash Out" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 January 2019.