Howl (song)

{{other uses|Howl (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Howl

| cover = Beware of Darkness Howl Single Cover.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Beware of Darkness

| album = Howl EP and Orthodox

| released = {{Start date|2013|5|7}}

| recorded = The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Alternative rock{{cite web|first=Grant|last=Moon|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/beware-of-darkness-orthodox|title=Beware Of Darkness: Orthodox|work=Classic Rock|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2023}}
• {{nowrap|blues rock}}
• garage rock{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Walton|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/beware-of-darkness/music/beware-of-darkness-orthodox|title=Beware of Darkness – Orthodox Album Review|work=Contact Music|date=June 3, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2023}}
• {{nowrap|hard rock}}{{cite web|url=http://crypticrock.com/interview-kyle-nicolaides-of-beware-of-darkness/|title=INTERVIEW – KYLE NICOLAIDES OF BEWARE OF DARKNESS|publisher=}}

}}

| length = 4:03

| label = Bright Antenna

| writer = Kyle Nicolaides

| producer = {{flatlist|

• Kyle Nicolaides
• Dave Sardy
• Greg Gordon

}}

| chronology = Beware of Darkness

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = All Who Remain

| next_year = 2013

}}

"Howl" is the debut single by American rock band Beware of Darkness. It was released on May 7, 2013. The song first appeared on the band's 2012 EP Howl and was featured on their debut studio Orthodox where it was an instant download with the pre-order of the album.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/howl-ep/id515877267|title=Howl on iTunes|date=April 16, 2012|accessdate=2012-04-16}}{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/orthodox-bonus-track-version/id610956626|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307224942/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/orthodox-bonus-track-version/id610956626|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2013|title=Orthodox on iTunes|date=April 1, 2013|accessdate=2013-04-01}} The music video premiered on September 14, 2012 on Fuse.{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2012/09/world-premiere-beware-of-darkness-howl-video|title=Fuse TV World Premiere}}

Howl has been featured in the video game soundtracks of Saints Row IV, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, EA Sports UFC and Gran Turismo. The song has been featured in several television and movie projects including Stephen King's Under the Dome, Red 2, Monday Night Football and Nitro Circus 3D. On May 15, 2013 the band performed "Howl" live on Conan.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQkEt1qUO-8|date=May 5, 2013|accessdate=2014-01-17|title=Beware of Darkness Performs "Howl" on Conan}}{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Need for Speed Most Wanted (2012) soundtrack at RacingSoundtracks.com |url=https://racingsoundtracks.com/game/need-for-speed-most-wanted-2012 |accessdate=24 February 2024 |work=racingsoundtracks}}{{cite web|url=http://www.songonlyrics.net/soundtracks/need-for-speed-most-wanted-soundtrack-list.html|title=Need For Speed Most Wanted (2012)|author=songonlyrics|work=songonlyrics|date=2012|accessdate=August 29, 2016}}