# Still Counting
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{{Infobox song
| name = Still Counting
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [Volbeat](/source/Volbeat)
| album = [Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood](/source/Guitar_Gangsters_%26_Cadillac_Blood)
| released = 11 May 2012
| format =
| recorded = Early 2008
| studio = Hansen Studios in [Ribe](/source/Ribe), [Denmark](/source/Denmark)
| venue =
| genre = *[Heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music)
* [rock and roll](/source/rock_and_roll)
* [thrash metal](/source/thrash_metal)
| length = {{plainlist|
* 4:22 (album version)
* 3:58 (radio edit)
}}
| label = [Republic](/source/Republic_Records), [Universal](/source/Universal_Records)
| writer = {{flatlist|
* [Michael Poulsen](/source/Michael_Poulsen)
* [Thomas Bredahl](/source/Thomas_Bredahl)
* [Anders Kjølholm](/source/Anders_Kj%C3%B8lholm)
* [Jon Larsen](/source/Jon_Larsen_(Danish_musician))
}}
| producer = Jacob Hansen
| prev_title = [A Warrior's Call](/source/A_Warrior's_Call)
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Cape of Our Hero
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|9mzb1j-PdY4|"Still Counting"}}}}
}}
"'''Still Counting'''" is a song by Danish [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Volbeat](/source/Volbeat). The song was originally released on the band's 2008 release ''[Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood](/source/Guitar_Gangsters_%26_Cadillac_Blood)'' and was later released as a bonus track on certain editions of ''[Beyond Hell/Above Heaven](/source/Beyond_Hell%2FAbove_Heaven)''.
"Still Counting" was released as a single in 2012, four years after its initial release on ''Guitar Gangsters''. The song was a hit on American rock radio, reaching [No. 1](/source/List_of_Billboard_Mainstream_Rock_number-one_songs_of_the_2010s) on the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Mainstream Rock](/source/Mainstream_Rock_(chart)) chart, Volbeat's second single to do so.
== Critical reception ==
''[Metal Hammer](/source/Metal_Hammer)'' ranked the song at number 44 on their "The 100 greatest [metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) songs of the 21st century" list, praising its mash-up of "[rock'n'roll](/source/Rock_and_roll) swagger" and "[Metallica](/source/Metallica)-esque [thrash metal](/source/thrash_metal) assault," as both fun.[{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=16 May 2021 |title=The 100 greatest metal songs of the 21st century |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/best-metal-songs-21st-century |access-date=29 August 2025 |website=[Metal Hammer](/source/Metal_Hammer) |language=en}}]
==Music video==
A live music video was produced for the song and was filmed at the [House of Blues](/source/House_of_Blues) in [Anaheim, California](/source/Anaheim%2C_California). The music video was directed by Michael Sarna.[{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/volbeat/772352/still-counting-live-house-of-blues-anaheim.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423060815/http://www.mtv.com/videos/volbeat/772352/still-counting-live-house-of-blues-anaheim.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 April 2014 | title=Still Counting (Live @ House Of Blues, Anaheim) {{!}} Volbeat {{!}} Music Video | work=[MTV](/source/MTV) | publisher=[Viacom Media Networks](/source/Viacom_Media_Networks) | date=11 May 2012 | access-date=7 April 2018}}]
==Track listing==
{{track listing
| title1 = Still Counting
| note1 = radio edit
| length1 = 3:58
}}
==Charts==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Still Counting"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
|-
{{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|24|artist=Volbeat|rowheader=true|access-date=21 August 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|14|artist=Volbeat|rowheader=true|access-date=21 August 2021}}
|}
{{col-2}}
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for "Still Counting"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Hot Rock Songs (''Billboard'')[{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-rock-songs|title=Year-End Charts: Hot Rock Songs (2012)|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915135822/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-rock-songs|archive-date=15 September 2020 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 October 2025}}]
| 40
|}
{{col-end}}
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Still Counting"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Volbeat|title=Still Counting|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2025|access-date=1 February 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Volbeat|title=Still Counting|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2025|access-date=5 February 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Volbeat|title=Still Counting|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2019|access-date=1 June 2022|id=8796}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Volbeat|title=Still Counting|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2022|access-date=23 December 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
==Personnel==
* [Michael Poulsen](/source/Michael_Poulsen) – vocals, rhythm guitar
* [Thomas Bredahl](/source/Thomas_Bredahl) – lead guitar
* [Anders Kjølholm](/source/Anders_Kj%C3%B8lholm) – bass
* [Jon Larsen](/source/Jon_Larsen_(Danish_musician)) – drums
==See also==
*[List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 2010s](/source/List_of_Billboard_Mainstream_Rock_number-one_songs_of_the_2010s)
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Volbeat}}
Category:2008 songs
Category:2012 singles
Category:Volbeat songs
Category:Universal Records singles
Category:Republic Records singles
Category:Songs written by Michael Poulsen
{{2010s-rock-single-stub}}
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