11 Days

"11 Days"
Single by Something Clever
Released	August 21, 2020 (2020-08-21)
Recorded	July 2020
Genre	Alternative rock post-grunge hard rock alternative metal metalcore
Length	4:13
Label	Bunker Hill
Songwriter(s)	Adam Nelson Kelly Flusk
Producer(s)	Jordan Mattacchione Sam Ocheltree Kelly Flusk
Something Clever singles chronology
"Let It Kill Me" (2020) "11 Days" (2020)
Music video
"11 Days" on YouTube

"11 Days" is a song by the American rock band, Something Clever. It was officially released as a single on August 21, 2020 via Bunker Hill Records. 11 Days marked the band's final single and final release overall before going on indefinite hiatus later in 2020. ^[1]

Background and history

In a August 2020 livestream with lead singer Adam Nelson and lead guitarist Kelly Flusk, the two stated "11 Days" was written and recorded within a 24 hour period a month prior in July, explaining how the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic expedited their studio time, and a time when artists were unable to tour or perform live concerts because of the COVID-19 lockdowns, they would be spending more time in the studio recording new content.

The song was produced and mixed by Jordan Mattacchione and Sam Ocheltree from the band Killakoi. During outtakes found on the band's social media profiles they wanted to emphasize the raw emotion and atmospheric dynamics to capture the song’s haunting themes in order to intentionally layer it with dark tones and shifting rhythms to reflect the instability described in the lyrics.

Singer Adam Nelson and guitarist Kelly Flusk co-wrote the song together, stating in an online livestream on Facebook the day the single released, the two stated track was conceived as a deeply personal expression of mental and emotional exhaustion drawing inspiration from struggles with insomnia, inner turmoil, and the psychological effects of sleep deprivation. The title references a period of sleeplessness and emotional deterioration, symbolizing a state of disconnection from the world, and referred to "11 Days" as a "farewell anthem for anyone who ever felt like they were losing themselves trying to stay awake and survive another day" and that "11 Days" was chosen as the name because that is the longest a human has stayed awake constantly without dying.

11 Days was the second release since the band had transitioned into a duo with Flusk and Nelson as the sole members, and is also marked the last Something Clever release before the band brokeup and entered an indefinite hiatus beginning in October 2020. ^{[2] [3]}

Personnel

• Adam Nelson – lead vocals, drums, arrangement
• Kelly Flusk – lead guitar, bass guitar
• Jordan Mattacchione – backing vocals

Technical credits

• Jordan Mattacchione – producer, engineering, mastering
• Sam Ocheltree – co-producer, mixing
• Kelly Flusk – co-producer, tracking
• Adam Nelson – arrangement

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Promotion

To promote the single due to lack of touring due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Something Clever began working with director Randy Roswell for scripting and shooting the single's official music video in late July. The band formally announced that the "11 Days" music video will premier on August 28, 2020 via their social media profiles.

References

1. "New Single "11 Days" Available Now!". somethingcleverband.com. Something Clever. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. "Charlotte rock group 'Something Clever' loses band members, singer + guitarist transition the band into a duo". Mandy's Music News. Mandy Parker. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
3. "Hard rock is in need of a duo like White Stripes or Twenty One Pilots, and Something Clever's Adam Nelson and Kelly Flusk are poised to claim that spot. Inspired by a Charles Bukowski's quote "Find what you love, and let it kill you.", their latest banger "Let It Kill Me" hits home for the North Carolina duo". Management. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
4. "Release Details and Song Credits: Something Clever - 11 Days (Single)". discogs.com. Discogs Staff. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2025.