A Warrior's Call

"A Warrior's Call"
Single by Volbeat featuring Mikkel Kessler
from the album Beyond Hell/Above Heaven
Released	30 August 2011 (2011-08-30)
Recorded	2009–2010
Length	4:20
Label	Vertigo (EU) Universal (EU)
Songwriter(s)	Michael Poulsen
Producer(s)	Jacob Hansen
Volbeat singles chronology
"16 Dollars" (2010) "A Warrior's Call" (2011) "Still Counting" (2012)

"A Warrior's Call" is a song by Danish rock band Volbeat and the ninth track from their fourth studio album, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven . It is dedicated to former professional boxer Mikkel Kessler who provides vocals on the track. It was released in 2011 as a single to active rock stations. The music video was directed by Matt Wignall, released in November 2011, and shows a rock concert and archive footage of Kessler.

In February 2012, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Active Rock chart. ^[1]

This song is also the theme song of Bryce Kenny's Great Clips Mohawk Warrior Monster Truck that has been held in Monster Jam events since 2017.^{[ citation needed ]}

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [2]	21
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [3]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [4]	45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [5]	Gold	15,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [6]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [7]	Gold	45,000‡
United States (RIAA) [8]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [9]	Platinum	8,000,000†
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Volbeat Score Their First No. 1 Hit in America With 'A Warrior's Call'". loudwire.com . 15 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
2. "Volbeat Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
3. "Volbeat Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
4. "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
5. "Austrian single certifications – Volbeat – A Warrior's Call" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
6. "Canadian single certifications – Volbeat – A Warrior's Call". Music Canada . Retrieved 5 February 2025.
7. "Danish single certifications – Volbeat – A Warrior's Call". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 1 June 2022.
8. "American single certifications – Volbeat – A Warrior's Call". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 13 February 2024.
9. "Volbeat – A Warrior's Call" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.