You're Not Alone (Of Mice & Men song)

"You're Not Alone"
Single by Of Mice & Men
from the album Restoring Force
Released December 3, 2013[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Nu metal, alternative metal, metalcore
Length 3:21
Label Rise Records
Producer(s) David Bendeth[2]
Of Mice & Men singles chronology
"The Depths"
(2012)		 "You're Not Alone"
(2013)		 "Would You Still Be There"
(2014)

You're Not Alone is the first single from the third Of Mice & Men album Restoring Force.

Release

The song was premiered on the first of December, 2013, accompanied with a lyric video,[3] while the single was released on Google Play and iTunes on 3rd December. This dates the first release the band has made with the new bass player and clean vocalist Aaron Pauley, formerly of band Jamie's Elsewhere, who replaced former member Shayley Bourget.[4] It is also the bands first charting single, peaking at no. 7 in the UK rock charts and no. 44 in the US rock charts.

Lyrics and meaning

Carlile stated during the premier of the lyric video with Loudwire that he wanted listeners "...to know they’re not alone. We’re all going through it with them.'”. It is also suppose to follow a theme of "Toughness" with the rest of the album.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Artist Direct 5/5[6]

The single was positively reviewed. When Loudwire premièred the lyric video, they stated that the song alternated between "...an uplifting refrain and guttural verse...".[5] Artist Direct reviewer Rick Florino praised the way the clean and scream vocals composed together and that the mix of guitar riffs and "chugs" where an "...elegant balance between crashing heavy metal and careening hard rock.", and that the revolutionary sound compared to the last two albums where alike the change Deftones made between the albums Around the Fur and White Pony.[6]

Under the Gun's James Shotwell also praised the vocals used in the song, stating that the vocals of Aaron Pauley worked well with Austin Carlile. Shotwell also said that despite Metalcore being a "overcrowded" genre, the band appears to have "...managed to captivate throngs of young music fans with an intensity unmatched by their genre peers..." and continued to say that this particular song is one of the bands greatest efforts, praising the new musical direction the band is taking, comparing the efforts to bands such as Disturbed and Slipknot.[7]

Chart performance

Chart Peak Position
UK Rock & Metal Singles Top 40[8] 7
US Billboard Hot Rock Songs[9] 28

References

  1. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Of_Mice_Men_You_re_Not_Alone_Single?id=Bbdnbvdilpfsh3wajvsr2j4xyom
  2. ↑ "Of Mice & Men to Release 'Restoring Force' in January". Punknews.org. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "OF MICE & MEN UNVEIL ‘YOU’RE NOT ALONE’ LYRIC VIDEO". Loudwire.com. Loudwire. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jamie’s Elsewhere vocalist Aaron Pauley leaves band to join Of Mice And Men". Altpress.com. AltPress. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Of Mice & Men premiere new song, "You’re Not Alone"". Altpress.com. AltPress. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rick Florino. "Of Mice & Men "You're Not Alone" Song Review — 5 out of 5 stars". Artistdirect.com. Artist Direct. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "SINGLE REVIEW: OF MICE & MEN – "YOU’RE NOT ALONE"". Underthegunreview.net. Under the Gun review. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "2013 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive 14th December 2013" (Charts). Officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/277078/mice-men/chart?f=902