| "Another Way to Die" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Disturbed | ||||||||||
| from the album Asylum | ||||||||||
| Released | June 14, 2010 (See release history) |
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| Format | Digital download, CD single | |||||||||
| Recorded | February–April 2010 at Groovemaster Studios in Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||||||||
| Length | 4:13 | |||||||||
| Label | Reprise | |||||||||
| Producer | Dan Donegan | |||||||||
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"Another Way to Die" is a song by American rock band Disturbed, released as the first single from their fifth studio album, Asylum. Airplay for the single began on the morning of June 14, 2010. That same day, a lyric video was posted by the band on their official YouTube channel[1][2] and was released as a digital download on June 15, 2010 via iTunes. On August 31, 2010, an excerpt of the song played in a newly released second trailer for the 2011 Mortal Kombat game.[3]
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In an interview with The Pulse of Radio, frontman David Draiman explained how the track contains some very timely subject matter:
| “ | Obviously it's referring to the global catastrophe that we know as global warming, and the effects that it continues to have on our planet; our irresponsibility in doing what we do as species, our constant appetite, our constant consumption at all costs. No matter what is destroyed, no matter what is laid to waste. And, certainly, what's happening in the Gulf now is horrific.[1] | ” |
On its release date, "Another Way to Die" reached #1 in the iTunes music store's rock section.[4]
The b-side "Living After Midnight" (originally by Judas Priest) is also included on the band's b-side compilation, The Lost Children, along with their cover of "Midlife Crisis" by Faith No More, which was originally recorded for the tribute album Covered, A Revolution in Sound.
The band shot a music video for the track directed by Robert Schober (also known as Roboshobo)[5] and was released on August 9. It is the first music video since Land of Confusion to not feature any of the band members, however the video focuses on worldwide events relating with the song.[6]
In the week ending September 25, 2010, "Another Way to Die" peaked on the U.S. Billboard Rock Songs chart at #1, becoming Disturbed's first single to reach the top spot on the chart.[7]
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Hot 100 [8] | 62 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [8] | 81 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs [9] | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Rock Songs [7] | 1 |
| Format | Date | Label |
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| US Radio | June 14, 2010 | Reprise |
| Digital download (US) | June 15, 2010 | |
| Digital download (Worldwide) | June 16–23, 2010 |
| Preceded by "The Crow & the Butterfly" by Shinedown |
Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single August 7, 2010 – October 1, 2010 |
Succeeded by "Say You'll Haunt Me" by Stone Sour |
| Preceded by "The Catalyst" by Linkin Park |
Billboard Rock Songs number-one single September 25, 2010 – October 1, 2010 |
Succeeded by "Say You'll Haunt Me" by Stone Sour |
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