Still Counting

"Still Counting"
"Still Counting"
Single by Volbeat
from the album Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood
Released	11 May 2012
Recorded	Early 2008
Studio	Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark
Genre	Heavy metal; rock and roll; thrash metal;
Length	4:22 (album version); 3:58 (radio edit);
Label	Republic, Universal
Songwriter(s)	Michael Poulsen; Thomas Bredahl; Anders Kjølholm; Jon Larsen;
Producer(s)	Jacob Hansen
Volbeat singles chronology

"Still Counting" is a song by Danish rock band Volbeat. The song was originally released on the band's 2008 release Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood and was later released as a bonus track on certain editions of Beyond Hell/Above Heaven.

"Still Counting" was released as a single in 2012, four years after its initial release on Guitar Gangsters. The song was a hit on American rock radio, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, Volbeat's second single to do so.

Critical reception

Metal Hammer ranked the song at number 44 on their "The 100 greatest metal songs of the 21st century" list, praising its mash-up of "rock'n'roll swagger" and "Metallica-esque thrash metal assault," as both fun.^[1]

Music video

A live music video was produced for the song and was filmed at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. The music video was directed by Michael Sarna.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Still Counting" (radio edit)	3:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[3]	24
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[4]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[5]	40

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[6]	3× Platinum	90,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[7]	3× Platinum	240,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[8]	Platinum	90,000^‡
Germany (BVMI)^[9]	Gold	150,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.