Face to the Floor

"Face to the Floor"
Single by Chevelle
from the album Hats Off to the Bull
ReleasedOctober 14, 2011
GenreAlternative metal, post-grunge
Length3:42
LabelEpic
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)

"Face to the Floor" is a song by American rock band Chevelle. It is the first single from the band'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)" and it also stayed No.1 for 12 weeks on the chart.[citation needed] It was also the band's last top-ten single (to date) on the Alternative Songs chart, where it reached No. 7. The song has been described as alternative metal[2] and post-grunge.[2]

  1. ^ "Chevelle Reveal 'Face to the Floor' Was Inspired by Ponzi Scheme Victims". Loudwire.com. October 16, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Track Review: Chevelle, 'Face To the Floor'". Billboard. November 16, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2013.