Tighten Up (The Black Keys song)

"Tighten Up"
Single by the Black Keys
from the album Brothers
B-side"Howlin' for You"
ReleasedApril 23, 2010
StudioThe Bunker (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre
Length3:34
LabelNonesuch
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Danger Mouse
The Black Keys singles chronology
"Same Old Thing"
(2008)
"Tighten Up"
(2010)
"Next Girl"
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone[2]

"Tighten Up" is a song by American rock band the Black Keys. It is the third track on their 2010 album Brothers and was released as the record's first single on April 23, 2010.[3][4]

The song has become one of the most successful Black Keys singles in the United States, being their first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching number one on the Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts.[5] At the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011, the song won Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (the last song to receive the award),[6] while also receiving a nomination for Best Rock Song. Musically, the song is in the key of F sharp minor.

  1. ^ Nattress, Katrina (November 22, 2019). "30 Alternative Rock Songs That Defined the 2010s". iHeartMedia. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  2. ^ O'Donnell, Kevin (April 8, 2010). "The Black Keys "Tighten Up"". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "The Black Keys Official Website — Track News". Theblackkeys.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Black Keys Official Website — Album News". Theblackkeys.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  5. ^ Tighten Up - The Black Keys - Chart history. Billboard.com.
  6. ^ "Winners: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal". Grammy.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

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