The Underdog (song)

2007 single by Spoon

For other similarly titled songs, see Underdog (disambiguation) § Songs.

"The Underdog"

Single by Spoon
from the album  Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
B-side| "Bring It On Home to Me"
Released| July 5, 2007 (2007-07-05)
Recorded| 2006–2007
Genre|

* Indie rock
* indie pop
* indie folk

Length| 3:42
Label|

* Merge
* ANTI-

Songwriter(s)| Britt Daniel
Producer(s)|

* Jon Brion
* Spoon

Spoon singles chronology
| "Sister Jack"
(2005)  | "The Underdog"
(2007)  | "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"
(2007)

|
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"The Underdog" is a song by indie rock band Spoon. It was released as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), on July 5, 2007. The song was written by frontman Britt Daniel[1] and produced by Jon Brion along with the band.[2] The song reached No. 26 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[1]

The band performed the song on the October 6, 2007, episode of the 33rd season of Saturday Night Live.[3] It was featured in the 2008 film Cloverfield, the 2009 films I Love You, Man and 17 Again, in the opening and ending scene of the 2011 film Horrible Bosses, and in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming.[4] A music video for the song was directed by Keven McAllester.[5]

## Chart positions

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Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

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US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[1] | 26

## References

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1. ^ a b c The Underdog - Spoon | Billboard#/song/spoon/the-underdog/9047428. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
2. ^ Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga | Album Reviews | Pitchfork. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
3. ^ SNL Archives | Episode. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
4. ^ Cecchini, Mike (July 7, 2017). "Spider-Man: Homecoming Uses Music Perfectly". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
5. ^ New Spoon Video – “The Underdog” – Stereogum. Retrieved November 6, 2012.

## Further reading

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* https://wers.org/spoon-interview/

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Spoon

* Britt Daniel
* Jim Eno
* Alex Fischel
* Gerardo Larios
* Ben Trokan

* Joshua Zarbo
* Andy Maquire
* Greg Wilson
* Eric Harvey
* Rob Pope

Studio albums|

* Telephono (1996)
* A Series of Sneaks (1998)
* Girls Can Tell (2001)
* Kill the Moonlight (2002)
* Gimme Fiction (2005)
* Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007)
* Transference (2010)
* They Want My Soul (2014)
* Hot Thoughts (2017)
* Lucifer on the Sofa (2022)

EPs|

* Nefarious
* Soft Effects
* 30 Gallon Tank
* Love Ways
* Don't You Evah
* Got Nuffin

Remix albums|

* Lucifer on the Moon (2022)

Compilations|

* Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon (2019)
* All the Weird Kids Up Front (Más Rolas Chidas) (2020)

Singles|

* "Everything Hits at Once"
* "I Turn My Camera On"
* "The Underdog"

Related articles|

* Discography
* The Alien Beats
* Divine Fits

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