Dirty Paws

"Dirty Paws"
Single by Of Monsters and Men
from the album My Head Is an Animal
Released	12 April 2012
Format	CD digital download
Recorded	2011–12
Genre	Indie folk indie pop
Length	4:26
Label	Universal
Writer(s)	Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir Stephen Mann Ragnar Þórhallsson
Producer(s)	Of Monsters and Men Aron Arnarsson
Of Monsters and Men singles chronology
"Little Talks" (2011) "Dirty Paws" (2012) "Mountain Sound" (2012)

"Dirty Paws" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men for their debut studio album, My Head Is an Animal. It is the opening track and the title of the album comes from a line in the song, and was released as its second single in April 2012 in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe.

It was featured in the trailer and soundtrack to The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

Lyric video

A lyric video to the song was released in 2014. The video features an large two-legged creature carrying a flag through an Icelandic mountainscape, with squadrons of dragon-like birds flying in the sky.

Track listing

CD / digital download
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dirty Paws"	Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir Ragnar Þórhallsson	4:38

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–14)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[1]	19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2]	35
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3]	75
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[4]	24
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[5]	25
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6]	22
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[8]	98

References

1. "Of Monsters and Men – Chart history" Billboard Canada Rock for Of Monsters and Men. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
2. "Charts.org.nz – Of Monsters and Men – Dirty Paws". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
3. "Swisscharts.com – Of Monsters and Men – Dirty Paws". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
4. "Of Monsters and Men – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Of Monsters and Men. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
5. "Of Monsters and Men – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Of Monsters and Men. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
6. "Of Monsters and Men – Chart history" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Of Monsters and Men. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
7. "Of Monsters and Men – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Of Monsters and Men. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
8. "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.