"Take My Bones Away" is a song by American heavy metal band Baroness and the first single from the band's third studio album, Yellow & Green. The track was released digitally and on a 7-inch flexi disc included with the 63rd and 64th issues of the Austrian alternative music magazine Slam.[2]
| "Take My Bones Away" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Baroness | ||||
| from the album Yellow & Green | ||||
| Released | May 14, 2012[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Studio | Water Music Hoboken, New Jersey Elmwood Studio Dallas, Texas | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal | |||
| Length | 4:59 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Composer(s) |
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| Lyricist(s) | John Dyer Baizley | |||
| Producer(s) | John Congleton | |||
| Baroness singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Take My Bones Away" on YouTube | ||||
The single was the first from Baroness to appear on music charts, spending nine weeks on the Billboard Active Rock chart[3] and four weeks on the Mainstream Rock chart. A music video was shot for the song over the course of one month during a spring tour with Meshuggah.[4]
A live version of the song, performed in Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter, was included on an extended play titled Live at Maida Vale.[5]
Reception
editJon Hadusek of Consequence called the track "a souring anthem that’s as poppy as it is metallic," saying, "Baroness crams a lot into the song’s five-minute runtime and somehow pulls it off."[6] In his Yellow & Green review for Loudwire, Chuck Armstrong said "the band explodes into the first single, 'Take My Bones Away.' While this song is not necessarily representative of the sound of the entire record, it is probably one of the most accessible for long-time Baroness fans with its familiar sludgy sound."[7] In a review for Last Rites, Dan Obstkrieg wrote, "[the song] is reasonably on par with the Baroness of yestertimes, [sic] though the guitars punch in ‘rock’ mode only, and the vocals remain a hair smoother than a bellow...the entire thing is so clearly constructed around that admittedly huge chorus vocal hook that, once it’s been digested, there’s little else to grab on to."[8]
"Take My Bones Away" was named the "best metal song of the year" by iTunes.[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take My Bones Away" | 4:59 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Active Rock (Billboard)[3] | 35 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] | 38 |
Personnel
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References
edit- ^ Stosuy, Brandon (May 14, 2012). ""Take My Bones Away" by Baroness Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "BARONESS Flexi Vinyl". slam-zine.de. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Baroness Chart History (Active Rock)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Baroness Release Video For "Take My Bones Away"". bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Jolicoeur, Todd (July 23, 2013). "Baroness Streaming "Live At Maida Vale" EP via Alternative Press". 100percentrock.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ Hadusek, Jon (July 13, 2012). "Album Review: Baroness – Yellow & Green". Consequence. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ Armstrong, Chuck (July 19, 2012). "Baroness, 'Yellow & Green' – Album Review". Loudwire. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ Obstkrieg, Dan (July 10, 2012). "Baroness – Yellow And Green Review". yourlastrites.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ Jolicoeur, Todd (December 18, 2012). "Baroness Share Video of John Baizley and Pete Adams Acoustic Performance". 100percentrock.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ "Baroness Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
External links
edit- "Take My Bones Away" single at Discogs (list of releases)
- "Take My Bones Away" lyrics at Genius