| "Awake" | ||||
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| Single by Godsmack | ||||
| from the album Awake | ||||
| Released | November 2000 | |||
| Format | 12", CD | |||
| Recorded | River's Edge Productions, Haverhill, MA | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 5:04 (album version) | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Writer(s) | Sully Erna | |||
| Producer | Sully Erna, Mudrock | |||
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"Awake" is the lead single and title track from heavy metal band Godsmack's second album of the same name. The song reached number one on the Mainstream Rock chart and number twelve on the Modern Rock chart.[1]
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The music video made for this single was filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. The video contains footage of prisoners rioting and leaving the reformatory and seeing Godsmack play in the exercise yard inside a fenced-in area. The music video was produced by the band.[2]
There are two versions of Awake, the fist version, which is the original version, appeared on Godsmack second studio album, Awake. The second version, which is an acoustic version called "Asleep", appeared on their EP, The Other Side.[3]
The two versions have a very similar lyrics but different sound. The acoustic version however, runs for 3:58, while the original version runs for 5:04.
This song was featured prominently in the Nash Bridges episode "Manhunt" that first aired on November 3, 2000. It was also featured in the game Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 and The One starring Jet Li.[4]
Since the mid 2000s, the song has been featured extensively in the U.S. Navy's "Accelerate Your Life" commercials.[5] Awake's opening track, "Sick of Life," would also be used in the campaign.
The song also made an appearance on several compilations including the band greatest hits album, Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack, WWF Tough Enough, Kerrang: Life Is Loud, and Crusty Demons: Unleash Hell.[6]
Although the song was featured in the United States Navy's "Accelerate Your Life" commercials, Erna insists that Godsmack doesn't support any war:
"By no means has this band ever supported any war for any country or that we support government decisions or why we're sticking our nose in other people's business at times. What we support is our troops. And the women and men that go over there — or anywhere — to fight for our country and our lives and protect our freedom and I feel that."[7]
"I actually sympathize with a lot of the soldiers, and the military in general, that are trained to go out and protect for us, and what they have to go through, it's really kind of shitty in a sense that these young kids have to go over there and die, sometimes, for something that isn't our problem. And that kind of sucks. So what I have to do is at least support them, because they don't have the choice that we do."[5]
Some critics say that the band's young audience will now be influenced to join the military because of the popular tunes. However, Erna doubts very seriously that a kid is going to join the Marines or the United States Navy because he heard Godsmack as the underlying bed music in the commercial.[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Awake" | 5:04 |
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 12 |
| Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 3 |
| Preceded by "Loser" by 3 Doors Down |
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single February 3, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Jaded" by Aerosmith |
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