Unsung (song)

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“Unsung”
“Unsung” cover
Single by Helmet
from the album Meantime
Released 1992
Format CD
Genre Alternative metal
Length 3:57
Label Interscope Records
Helmet singles chronology
Sinatra
(1991)		 Unsung
(1992)		 Give It
(1992)

"Unsung" is a single by alternative metal band Helmet from their 1992 album, Meantime. It is the album's fourth track and easily the band's most well known song. A music video was produced for "Unsung" and found significant airplay on MTV in the early 1990s. The song's popularity has had it featured in many successful video games including Guitar Hero, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and True Crime: New York City.

"Unsung" is recorded in Drop D tuning and begins with a bass guitar solo. It's stop-and-go dynamics and catchy rhythm has made it somewhat of a flagship for 90's heavy metal. It was also reportedly influential to Pantera's similarly popular and influential song "Walk"; however, both songs were released in very close proximity.

The song has been covered by The Wildhearts on their new album of covers, Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.

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Helmet
Page Hamilton • Dan Beeman • Kyle Stevenson • Jon Fuller
Peter Mengede • Rob Echeverria • Chris Traynor • Henry Bogdan • John Stanier • Frank Bello • John Tempesta • Mike Jost • Jeremy Chatelain • Jimmy Thompson
Studio albums
Strap It On (1990) • Meantime (1992) • Betty (1994) • Aftertaste (1997) • Size Matters (2004) • Monochrome (2006)
Other releases
Singles
"Born Annoying" • "Bad Mood" • "Blacktop" • "Unsung" • "Give It" • "In The Meantime" • "Primitive/Born Annoying 1993" • "Just Another Victim" (collaboration with House of Pain) • "Milquetoast" • "Biscuits For Smut" • "Wilma's Rainbow" • "Exactly What You Wanted" • "Like I Care" • "See You Dead" • "Unwound" - 2004 • "Smart" • "Gone" • "Monochrome" • "Money Shot"
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