"Doubleback" is a song by

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from the 1990 album '' Recycler''. It was released as the album's lead single, and was also featured in the film '' Back to the Future Part III'' (1990). The regular version of the song plays over the end credits of the film. The band had a cameo in the movie playing a

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version of the song along with some local musicians. This acoustic instrumental version appears on the ''Back to the Future Part III'' soundtrack album. The music video for "Doubleback" featured clips from the film, and was included on its DVD release.

Reception

"Doubleback" reached number one on the ''Billboard''

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chart for five weeks. It was nominated for an

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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

for "Best Video from a Film".

Personnel

Billy Gibbons William Frederick Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American rock musician, best known as the guitarist, primary vocalist, and only constant member of ZZ Top. He began his career in Moving Sidewalks, who recorded '' Flash'' (1969) and op ...

– guitar, lead vocals *

Dusty Hill Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. He also sang backing and lead vocals and played keyboards. Hill was born in Dallas, Texas. As ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals * Frank Beard – drums

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References

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