Blame (Collective Soul song)

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"Blame"
Single by Collective Soul
from the album Disciplined Breakdown
Released1997
Recorded1996
Length4:42
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Ed Roland
Producer(s) Ed Roland
Collective Soul singles chronology
"Listen"
(1997)
"Blame"
(1997)
"She Said"
(1998)
Music video
"Blame" on YouTube

"Blame" is a song by the American post-grunge band Collective Soul. It is the third and final single from their third studio album, Disciplined Breakdown .

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks [1] 11

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References

  1. "Collective Soul - Billboard Singles". AllMusic . Retrieved 2012-11-28.