"Smooth Sailing" is a song by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age from their sixth studio album ...Like Clockwork. It was released as a promotional single on February 27, 2014.[2] Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) recorded drums on this track for the album.[3]
| "Smooth Sailing" | |
|---|---|
| Promotional single by Queens of the Stone Age | |
| from the album ...Like Clockwork | |
| Released | February 27, 2014 |
| Recorded | August 9, 2012 – March 9, 2013 |
| Studio | Pink Duck Studios (Burbank, California) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:51 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | Queens of the Stone Age |
| Producer(s) | Queens of the Stone Age |
Music video
editThe music video, directed by Hiro Murai, was released on April 4, 2014. It shows frontman Josh Homme as a businessman who joins a group of Japanese businessmen on a night in the city filled with alcohol, drugs, strippers, and karaoke. At one point, they beat up a man and steal his sports car for a joyride. One of the businessmen separates from the group and hallucinates that people around him are demonic creatures with light coming from their eyes and mouths, and he kills them before the other businessmen find him. The video ends in the desert, with Homme and the other businessmen watching their associate bury the bodies of the people he killed as the sun rises.[4]
Chart positions
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Rock (Billboard)[5] | 50 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] | 32 |
References
edit- ^ Empire, Kitty (June 1, 2013). "Queens of the Stone Age: …Like Clockwork – review". Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Alternative Music Hot Picks | Most Popular Songs with Radio Programmers | AllAccess.com". All Access. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Extended Credits : Queens of the Stone Age". www.qotsa.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Queens Of The Stone Age - Smooth Sailing". Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Queens of the Stone Age Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Queens of the Stone Age Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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