The Hangman's Body Count

"The Hangman's Body Count"
Single by Volbeat
from the album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
Released	5 April 2013
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	5:15
Label	Vertigo, Universal
Writer(s)	Michael Poulsen
Producer(s)	Rob Caggiano, Volbeat, Jacob Hansen
Volbeat singles chronology
"Cape of Our Hero" (2013) "The Hangman's Body Count" (2013) "Lola Montez" (2013)

"The Hangman's Body Count" is a song by Danish heavy metal band Volbeat. The song was released as the second single from the band's fifth studio album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. The song was performed as part of the band's August 1, 2015 show in Odense, Denmark for a crowd of over 37,000 people, the biggest headline show ever by a domestic rock band in Denmark.^[1]

Music video

An animated lyric video was created for the song by Yes Equals Yes.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Hangman's Body Count"	5:15

Chart positions

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Alt.	40[3]
US Hard Rock	6[4]
US Main. Rock	1[5]
US Rock	37[6]

Personnel

• Michael Poulsen – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Rob Caggiano – lead guitar
• Anders Kjølholm – bass guitar
• Jon Larsen – drums

References

1. Childers, Chad (August 4, 2015). "Volbeat Play Historic Show in Denmark [Photos]". Loudwire. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
2. "VOLBEAT: HANGMAN'S BODY COUNT on Vimeo". Vimeo. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
3. "Volbeat – Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
4. "Volbeat – Chart History: Hard Rock Digital Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
5. "Volbeat – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
6. "Volbeat – Chart History: Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 March 2016.