"Odds Are" is a song by Canadian rock band

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. It is the second single from their 2013 album, '' Grinning Streak''. It was released as a promotional single on July 14, 2013. The song is also the theme song for the television show ''

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''.

History

"Odds Are" was written by Ed Robertson and Kevin Griffin, lead vocalist and guitarist from

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. "Odds Are" was recorded during the sessions for " Grinning Streak" from February to April 2013, and was produced by multi-platinum, multi-

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-winning producer Gavin Brown. The band first premiered the song live on May 5, 2013 at Sunfest on the Waterfront in West Palm Beach, Florida. In 2017, American singer/songwriter Kalie Shorr released her EP titled "Slingshot" which featured a country/pop version of "Odds Are".

Music video

Rooster Teeth Productions produced the music video for "Odds Are" released on October 8. The video features the band as news anchors reporting on the

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occurring at the same time. Many Rooster Teeth personalities are featured as cameo guests including

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, Gavin Free, Burnie Burns,

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, and Adam Kovic, with several internet personalities such as

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, and Greg Miller making appearances as well.

Charts

References

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