Sorrow (Bad Religion song)

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“Sorrow”
Single by Bad Religion from the album The Process of Belief
Released	2001 (as a single)
Format	Vinyl and CD
Recorded	2001
Genre	Punk rock
Length	3:21
Label	Epitaph Records
Writer(s)	Brett Gurewitz
Producer	Greg Graffin Brett Gurewitz
Bad Religion singles chronology
"The New America" "Sorrow" "Broken"
The Process of Belief track listing
"Supersonic" "Prove It" "Can't Stop It" "Broken" "Destined For Nothing" "Materialist" "Kyoto Now!" "Sorrow" "Epiphany" "Evangeline" "The Defense" "The Lie" "You Don't Belong" "Bored and Extremely Dangerous"

"Sorrow" is a song written by Brett Gurewitz and performed by Bad Religion. It is widely considered to be one of their best known songs. "Sorrow" was the first single to be released from their twelfth studio album, The Process of Belief, which was released in 2002, although the single was first played in the fall of 2001 by the L.A. radio station KROQ.

The song is based on the story told in the Book of Job and uses it as an allegory for all human suffering. The first lines are in direct reference to the book:

"Father can you hear me?
How have I let you down?
I curse the day that I was born
And all the sorrow in this world"

Then it goes on to question the existence of suffering:

"Will you guide me now, for I can't see
a reason for the suffering and this long misery.
What if every living soul could be upright and strong,
well, then I do imagine there will be
sorrow, no more."

More than five years after its release, "Sorrow" remains one of Bad Religion's concert staples.

The band Switchfoot has covered this song many times while on tour.

[edit] Charts

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"Sorrow"	Modern Rock Tracks	35

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