title: Face to the Floor
text: # Face to the Floor
  
  "Face to the Floor" is a song by American rock band Chevelle. It is the first single from the band's album, Hats Off to the Bull. According to the band, it is a "pissed off, angry song about people who got taken by the Ponzi scheme that Bernie Madoff had for all those years." "Face to the Floor" reached No. 1 on Mediabase's Active Rock chart, and the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, their first No. 1 single since "Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" and it also stayed No.1 for 12 weeks on the chart. It was also the band's last top-ten single (to date) on the Alternative Songs chart, where it reached No. 7. The song has been described as alternative metal and post-grunge.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Billboard rated "Face to the Floor" 80 out of 100, saying ""Floor" delivers nearly four minutes of the cathartic alt-metal fans have come to expect from Chevelle." Liz Ramanand of Loudwire gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, praising it for its consistently "heavy, catchy guitar riffs".
  
  ## Charts
  
  ### Weekly charts
  
  | Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Canada Rock (Billboard) | 11 |
  | US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) | 10 |
  | US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) | 3 |
  
  ### Year-end charts
  
  | Chart (2012) | Position |
  | - | - |
  | US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) | 11 |
  
  ## Certifications
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | United States (RIAA) | Gold | $500,000^‡$ |
  | $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||
  