Slow Suicide
| "Slow Suicide" | ||||
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| Single by Scott Stapp | ||||
| from the album Proof Of Life | ||||
| Released | October 8, 2013 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal, post-grunge, Christian rock | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Wind-Up Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Scott Stapp, Scott Stevens | |||
| Producer(s) | Howard Benson | |||
| Scott Stapp singles chronology | ||||
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"Slow Suicide" is a song by Scott Stapp and the first single from his second album Proof of Life, released in 2013, and Stapp's first single since "Surround Me" in 2006.
He told Wind-Up Newsletter about the song: "I've always been heavy on metaphor and symbols, even to where I might hide behind fanciful language. Howard [Benson] helped me get straight to the point. The point is that for years I was slowly killing myself. Drugs and booze want to kill you instantly, but they’re patient and will take their time. The same is true of toxic relationships. I had to start off this story by declaring the most obvious of truths: that I had been torturing and poisoning myself in an attempt to snuff out my soul." "So many days I choose to suffer, living a lie," the lyrics say. "So many ways I chose to die."[1]
Chart performance
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Christian Rock (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| US Christian Songs (Billboard)[3] | 48 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] | 38 |
References
- ↑ Scott Stapp in Wind-up Records
- ↑ "Christian Rock". Billboard. February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Scott Stapp Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Christian Songs for Scott Stapp. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Scott Stapp Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Scott Stapp. Retrieved February 22, 2015.