THE CULT's 'She Sells Sanctuary' Featured In Budweiser Super Bowl Commercial Mash-Up

February 2, 2012, 12 years ago

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'She Sells Sanctuary', the international hit from British rock band THE CULT, and Sunshine State rapper FLO RIDA's Top 10 smash, 'Good Feelin', will be featured this Sunday as a mash-up in one of Budweiser's Super Bowl commercials.

The one-minute spot is a celebratory romp through several decades of great times in America that begins with the end of Prohibition in 1933.

Written by The Cult's vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, 'She Sells Sanctuary' reached #15 on the UK charts and was a Top 40 dance hit in the US. In a review, one journalist wrote, "Duffy's liquid, quasi-psychedelic guitar intro over a buzz of flanged feedback suddenly rips into a triumphant, driving lead melody that's jaw dropping."

Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with The Cult guitarist Billy Duffy who talked about the band’s new album, Choice Of Weapon.

"What we do with The Cult is try and let the songs become who they are," Duffy explains. "It's like school children, you try and give them good guidance, but they're going to end up doing what they want to do. In the end, you have to just relinquish power. You want to capture a feel and document the era when you wrote them. You don't want to overdo it, or you end up with something like Chinese Democracy. You know what I mean?"

Read the entire interview at Noisecreep.com.

Choice Of Weapon is set for a May 22nd North American release via the band's new label, Cooking Vinyl.

The album was produced by Bob Rock (METALLICA). It was written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, recorded in New York City, Los Angeles, the California high desert, and the band's Witch Mountain studio between July and December 2011. The new release features founding members Astbury on vocals and Duffy on guitars, with drummer John Tempesta and bassist Chris Wyse.

Choice Of Weapon tracklist:

'Honey From a Knife'

'Elemental Light'

'For The Animals'

'Life>Death'

'The Wolf'

'Amnesia'

'Lucifer'

'Wilderness Now'

'A Pale Horse'

A free download of the track 'Lucifer' can be found below:


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