Lash Out

{{Infobox song

| name = Lash Out

| cover = Lash_Out_cover_art.jpeg

| type = single

| artist = Alice Merton

| album = Mint

| released = {{start date|2018|05|30|df=yes}}

| genre =

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=14}}

| label = {{hlist|Paper Plane|Mom + Pop}}

| writer = {{hlist|Alice Merton|Dave Bassett}}

| producer =

| prev_title = Hit The Ground Running

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Why So Serious

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|IryLa6_9bxc|"Lash Out"}}}}

}}

"Lash Out" is a song by German-Canadian-English singer Alice Merton.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8286975/alice-merton-lash-out-song|title=Alice Merton's 'Lash Out' Is a Strident Kiss-Off That Delivers In Spades: Listen|last=Enos|first=Morgan|date=2018-04-06|work=Billboard|access-date=2018-09-11}}

Production

Merton co-wrote the song with songwriter Dave Bassett.{{Cite web|url=http://allaroundnewmusic.com/alice-merton-new-music-video-for-lash-out/|title=Alice Merton, singer of the hit "No roots", releases new music video for "Lash out"|date=2018-06-06|website=All Around New Music|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-09-11}} The song was released through Paper Plane Records and Mom + Pop Music on 30 May 2018 with a music video.{{Cite news|url=http://atwoodmagazine.com/amlo-lash-out-alice-merton-review/|title="Lash Out" with Alice Merton's Irresistibly Passionate Anthem|date=2018-05-30|work=Atwood Magazine|access-date=2018-09-11|language=en-US}} The song includes a guitar-heavy track similar to Merton's other singles "No Roots" and "Hit The Ground Running."{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiozet.pl/Muzyka/Alice-Merton-Lash-Out-nowy-singiel-autorki-hitu-No-Roots|title=Alice Merton i "Lash Out". Nowy singiel autorki przeboju "No Roots"|date=2018-04-11|website=Radio ZET|language=pl|access-date=2018-09-11}} The single was included in the American re-release of Merton's EP No Roots.{{Cite news|url=https://www.radiosarajevo.ba/radio/aktuelno/alice-merton-lash-out/296350|title=Alice Merton - Lash Out|date=2018-04-09|work=Radio Sarajevo|access-date=2018-09-11|language=hr}} The music video was co-directed by Max Nadolny and Jonas Stark, with shots recorded in Berlin and South Africa.

Charts

= Weekly charts =

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Chart (2018) ! Peak position
{{single chart\|Billboardcanadarock\|22\|artist=Alice Merton\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=29 September 2018}}
scope="row"\| Croatia (HRT){{cite web\|url=http://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-15-listopada-2018/181141/\|title=Croatia ARC TOP 100\|publisher=HRT\|access-date=23 October 2018}} \| 65
scope="row"\| Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI){{cite web\|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/21/alice-merton/lash-out/160409\|title=CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - Lash Out\|publisher=IFPI Czech Republic\|accessdate=23 June 2023\|language=Czech}} \| 8
scope="row"\| Italy (FIMI){{cite web\|url=http://www.fimi.it/ricerca#/type:artists/show:charts/keyword:Alice%20Merton/page:0\|title=Alice Merton\|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana\|language=it\|access-date=11 September 2018}} \| 66
scope="row"\| Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web\|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/airplay/16-2018\|title=Schweizer Airplay Charts 16/2018 - hitparade.ch \|publisher=hitparade.ch \|access-date=23 February 2022}} \| 89
{{single chart\|Billboardrocksongs\|37\|artist=Alice Merton\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=29 September 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrockairplay\|22\|artist=Alice Merton\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=29 September 2018}}

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Chart (2018)

! Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|22|artist=Alice Merton|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 September 2018}}

scope="row"| Croatia (HRT){{cite web|url=http://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-15-listopada-2018/181141/|title=Croatia ARC TOP 100|publisher=HRT|access-date=23 October 2018}}

| 65

scope="row"| Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI){{cite web|url=https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/21/alice-merton/lash-out/160409|title=CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock - Lash Out|publisher=IFPI Czech Republic|accessdate=23 June 2023|language=Czech}}

| 8

scope="row"| Italy (FIMI){{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/ricerca#/type:artists/show:charts/keyword:Alice%20Merton/page:0|title=Alice Merton|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=11 September 2018}}

| 66

scope="row"| Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/airplay/16-2018|title=Schweizer Airplay Charts 16/2018 - hitparade.ch |publisher=hitparade.ch |access-date=23 February 2022}}

| 89

{{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|37|artist=Alice Merton|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 September 2018}}

{{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|22|artist=Alice Merton|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 September 2018}}

= Year-end charts =

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Chart (2018) ! Position
scope="row"\| Iceland (Plötutíóindi){{cite web\|url=https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/tonlistinn-log-2018/\|title=TÓNLISTINN – LÖG – 2018\|language=is\|website=Plötutíóindi\|accessdate=April 1, 2022}} \| 97

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Chart (2018)

! Position

scope="row"| Iceland (Plötutíóindi){{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/tonlistinn-log-2018/|title=TÓNLISTINN – LÖG – 2018|language=is|website=Plötutíóindi|accessdate=April 1, 2022}}

| 97

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Alice Merton|title=Lash Out|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2019|accessdate=January 28, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}

References

Category:2018 songs

Category:2018 singles

Category:English songs

Category:Songs written by Alice Merton

Category:Songs written by Dave Bassett (songwriter)