Figure It Out (Royal Blood song)

"Figure It Out" is a song written by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher of British rock duo Royal Blood. The song was originally recorded by the duo for the band's eponymous debut studio album, Royal Blood, where it appears as the third track on the album. The track also appeared on the band's fourth single, released by Black Mammoth Records and Warner Bros. Records on 18 August 2014 as the lead single promoting Royal Blood.

"Figure It Out"
Single by Royal Blood
from the album Royal Blood
Released18 August 2014 (2014-08-18)
Recorded
Genre
Length3:04
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
  • Mike Kerr
  • Ben Thatcher
Producer(s)
  • Tom Dalgety
  • Mike Kerr
  • Ben Thatcher
Royal Blood singles chronology
"Come On Over"
(2014)		 "Figure It Out"
(2014)		 "Ten Tonne Skeleton"
(2014)

Album artwork was designed from an original piece titled 'Deeps' by London-based artist Dan Hillier.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher. All tracks produced by Tom Dalgety with Kerr and Thatcher.

"Figure It Out" digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Figure It Out"3:04
Total length:3:04
"Figure It Out" 7" (WEA494)
No.TitleLength
1."Figure It Out"3:04
2."Love and Leave It Alone"3:31
Total length:6:35

Personnel

Partly adapted from Out of the Black liner notes.[1]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Platinum 600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label Catalogue no.
Australia[14] 18 July 2014 Digital download Warner Bros. none
France[15]
United States[16] 8 August 2014 Active rock radio
United Kingdom[17][18] 17 August 2014 Digital download
18 August 2014 7" vinyl WEA494
United States[19] 26 August 2014 Modern rock radio none

"Figure It Out" also appears on the soundtrack for the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2016. The song also was used as the music in the trailer for the second series of the BBC One drama, Doctor Foster and for the Supernatural Season 10 trailer and the British Touring Car Championship 2014 season montage. The song was also used in season 1 episode 11 of the TV show Gotham (TV series).

It was also used as the opening track in the 2015 (Entourage) movie.

References
  1. Out of the Black (liner notes). Royal Blood. Warner Bros. Records. 2014. 542162-1.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Ultratop.be – Royal Blood – Figure It Out" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Royal Blood – Figure It Out" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. "Royal Blood Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. "Royal Blood Album & Song Chart History". Billboard charts Mexico Ingles Airplay for Royal Blood. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  7. "Royal Blood: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  8. "Royal Blood Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  9. "Royal Blood Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  10. "Mainstream Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  11. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  12. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  13. "British single certifications – Royal Blood – Figure It Out". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 December 2020. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Figure It Out in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. "Figure It Out – Single by Royal Blood". iTunes Store. Australia: Apple. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  15. "Figure It Out – Royal Blood". France: Qobuz. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  16. "Rock Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  17. "Figure It Out by Royal Blood". United Kingdom: 7digital. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  18. "Figure it Out – Royal Blood (7 inch Vinyl Disc – Warner Bros. #wea 494)". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  19. "Alternative > Future Releases". allaccess.com. All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2016.


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