"The Dying Song (Time to Sing)" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Produced by Joe Barresi, it was released on July 19, 2022, as the second single from the band's album The End, So Far.
| "The Dying Song (Time to Sing)" | ||||
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| Single by Slipknot | ||||
| from the album The End, So Far | ||||
| Released | July 19, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
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| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
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| "The Dying Song (Time To Sing)" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editOn July 19, 2022, the band posted a cryptic teaser to the song's music video on social media.[1] The music video and song were released the same day, alongside the reveal of the title of their seventh studio album, The End, So Far.[2] The music video has garnered over 26 million views on YouTube.
Composition and lyrics
editIn an interview with Metal Hammer, lead singer Corey Taylor explained, "That song is really about the death of empathy and humanity, because of how technology has pulled us out of social circles and social niceties, social anything. It's the musical equivalent of bashing your head against a fucking wall."[3]
Reception
editMusic journalist Joe Daly of Louder Sound praised the song's "blistering [guitar] crunch" and "thundering levels of percussion", writing that it "is an exhilarating introduction to Slipknot’s latest chapter and convincing proof that not all things mellow with age."[4] Dom Lawson of Blabbermouth praised "The Dying Song" and "The Chapeltown Rag" for their "skull-rattling heaviness and ululating waves of deathly riffing".[5]
Charts
edit| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Hungary (Single Top 40)[6] | 31 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] | 70 |
| UK Singles Sales (OCC)[8] | 71 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[9] | 24 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] | 27 |
References
edit- ^ Schaffner, Laurie (July 19, 2022). "Slipknot Post Mysterious Teaser – Beginning of the End". Loudwire. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ Arcand, Rob (July 19, 2022). "Slipknot Announce New Album The End, So Far, Share New Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ Mörat (September 2022). "The End (of the Beginning)". Metal Hammer. No. 366. United Kingdom.
- ^ Daly, Joe (September 21, 2022). "This is our first reaction to Slipknot's new single The Dying Song (Time To Sing)". Louder Sound. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ Lawson, Dom. "Reviews - The End, So Far". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "Single Top 40 slágerlista". Slágerlisták. September 30, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. July 29, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. July 29, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Slipknot Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2023.