Amen (Halestorm song)

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"Amen"
Single by Halestorm
from the album Into the Wild Life
ReleasedMay 3, 2015
Genre Hard rock [1]
Length2:58
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger, Scott Stevens
Producer(s) Jay Joyce
Halestorm singles chronology
"Apocalyptic"
(2015)
"Amen"
(2015)
"I Am the Fire"
(2015)

"Amen" is the second single on Halestorm's third studio album Into the Wild Life .

Contents

Composition

Frontwoman Lzzy Hale has stated in interviews that the song is about personal freedom to do whatever you want. [2]

Music video

The music video was released on March 2, 2015. [3]

Chart positions

The song was their third number-one on the Mainstream Rock chart, allowing them to tie with The Pretty Reckless to have the most number-ones on that chart by a band led by a female vocalist. [4]

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 38
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [6] 19
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [7] 1

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