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Animal" is the lead single from
Neon Trees' debut album
Habits. It debuted in October 2009 at #100 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and has reached a peak of #13 in its 22nd week on the chart. In Canada, the song debuted at number 95 on the
Canadian Hot 100 and has climbed to No. 29. The song has 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. In one of the music videos of the song, the band is destroying an art gallery. On May 22, 2011, the song won Top Alternative Song in the
2011 Billboard Music Awards.