Curl of the Burl

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"Curl of the Burl"
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Single by Mastodon
from the album The Hunter
Released August 16, 2011
Format Music download
Recorded Doppler Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre Sludge metal
Length 3:40
Label Reprise, Roadrunner
Writer(s) Brann Dailor, Brent Hinds, Bill Kelliher, Troy Sanders
Producer(s) Mike Elizondo
Mastodon singles chronology
"Black Tongue"
(2011)
"Curl of the Burl"
(2011)
"Dry Bone Valley"
(2012)

"Curl of the Burl" is a single by American heavy metal band Mastodon from their fifth studio album, The Hunter. It was released August 16, 2011, as the second single from the album. The single is the band's most successful, peaking at No. 15 on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart.[1] It was nominated for a 2011 Grammy award in the category Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.[2]

Music video

A music video was produced for the song and was directed by Roboshobo.[3] The video was uploaded to the band's official YouTube account on September 20, 2011.[4] The video focuses on a man that chops down a tree carrying a warning sign, snorts a rough powder made of its wood, and becomes intoxicated. He grows an extra set of arms. The man keeps snorting the powder to the point that he is transformed into a tree and set on fire by a group of women.

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Alt.[5] 32
US Main. Rock[1] 15
US Rock[6] 27

Personnel

References

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