Animal (Neon Trees song)
"Animal" is a song by American rock band Neon Trees. It was released as their debut single on March 16, 2010, also acting as the lead single from their debut studio album, "Habits" (2010). It reached number 13 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 29 in Canada. The song reached number one on the "Billboard" Alternative Songs chart after 32 weeks, making "Animal" their first number-one song on a "Billboard" chart. This also broke the record for the longest-length of time for a song to get to the top of that list  after entering. The song reached number two on the "Billboard" Rock Songs chart. On May 22, 2011, the song won Top Alternative Song at the 2011 "Billboard" Music Awards. It was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in December 2011. "Animal" was the first song to be number one on the Alternative Songs chart and to be in the top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 since Linkin Park's "New Divide" in June 2009. In popular culture. The song received increased coverage after it was played on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "The Tonight Show with Jay  Leno", "Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight", "Lopez Tonight", "Conan", and "Live with Regis & Kelly" by the band. It was also featured on the TV shows "Melrose Place" and "Secrets of Aspen". The TV show "Glee"'s Dalton Academy Warblers performed a duet version in the episode "Sexy". It was sung by characters Blaine Anderson, played by Darren Criss, and Kurt Hummel, played by Chris Colfer, it peaked at number 62 on "Billboard" Hot 100. The song was also recorded in Simlish for The Sims 3. The song has also been covered live by the Wanted, Train, Bridgit Mendler, Taylor  Swift, Panic! at the Disco and Secondhand Serenade. The song was released as downloadable content for "Rock Band" in August 2010. The song is also included on the soundtrack for the open world racing video game "Forza Horizon". According to in-game files, the song was also originally meant to appear on "Grand Theft Auto V"'s Non-Stop-Pop FM radio station, but it was not included in the final release of the game. The song also appears on the trailer of the 2014 film, "", the 2011 film, "What's Your Number?" and the 2010 film, "Love and Other  Drugs".