Doubleback

"Doubleback" is a song by ZZ Top from the 1990 album Recycler. It was released as the album's lead single, and was also featured in the film Back to the Future Part III (1990).

"Doubleback"
Single by ZZ Top
from the album Recycler
B-side	"Just Got Paid"
Released	May 1990
Recorded	1989 – January 1990
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:53
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill Frank Beard
Producer(s)	Bill Ham
ZZ Top singles chronology
"My Head's in Mississippi" (1990) "Doubleback" (1990) "Concrete and Steel" (1990)

The regular version of the song plays over the end credits of the film. The band had a cameo in the movie playing a country music version of the song along with some local musicians. This acoustic instrumental version appears on the Back to the Future Part III soundtrack album.^[1] The music video for "Doubleback" featured clips from the film, and was included on its DVD release.

Reception

"Doubleback" reached number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart for five weeks. It was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in 1990 for "Best Video from a Film".

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Frank Beard – drums

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Doubleback" Chart (1990) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 41 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 38 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 28 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 9 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 13 UK Singles (OCC)[7] 29 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 50 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 1 West Germany (GfK)[10] 33

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Doubleback" Chart (1990) Position Sweden (Topplistan)[11] 54 US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[12] 12