Bleed (Soulfly song)

"Bleed"
Single by Soulfly featuring Fred Durst and DJ Lethal
from the album Soulfly and Faust: Love of the Damned: Original Soundtrack
Released	December 23, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Nu metal [1] [2] rap metal
Length	4:06
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriters	Max Cavalera Fred Durst
Producer	Ross Robinson
Soulfly singles chronology
"Umbabarauma" (1998) "Bleed" (1998) "Tribe" (1999)

"Bleed" is the third single by heavy metal band Soulfly, released in 1998 from the self-titled album Soulfly . Limp Bizkit guest members Fred Durst and DJ Lethal sing this song about pain, lying and madness with lyrics written by Durst and Max Cavalera. ^{[3] [4]} This song tributes Cavalera for the untimely death of his stepson Dana. ^[5]

"Bleed" was the first music video released by Soulfly. Scenes include a fight including strangling, guest singer Durst jumped, and driving with shattered windshield on the driver side of a car. ^[6]

In 2017, Annie Zaleski of Spin named it the 22nd-best nu metal track of all time. ^[7] In 2022, Eli Enis of Revolver included the song in his list of the "10 Heaviest Nu-Metal Songs of All Time". ^[8]

Track listing

Maxi-single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bleed"	4:07
2.	"No Hope = No Fear"	4:37
3.	"Cangaceiro"	2:19
4.	"Ain't No Feeble Bastard" (Discharge cover)	1:38
Total length:		12:41

Promo CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bleed"	4:07
Total length:		4:07

Personnel

Soulfly Max Cavalera – vocals, rhythm guitar, berimbau on track one, talk box on track two Jackson Bandeira – lead guitar Marcello D. Rapp – bass Roy "Rata" Moyorga – drums, percussion

Additional personnel Fred Durst – vocals on track one DJ Lethal – scratches on track one Jorge Du Peixe – percussion on track three Gilmar Bolla Oito – percussion and triangle on track three Produced by Ross Robinson

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [9]	8
Scotland Singles (OCC) [10]	95
UK Singles (OCC) [11]	83

References

1. "30 Best Nu Metal Songs, Ranked". Spin Magazine .
2. Hill, Stephen (July 4, 2017). "The Top 40 nu-metal songs of all time". Metal Hammer . Retrieved July 5, 2017.
3. "Soulfly – Soulfly – Reviews". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
4. Soulfly – Bleed Lyrics
5. HARDLIFE COREMUSIC & BETTER HEARING: Max Cavalera. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
6. SOULFLY – Bleed (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO). YouTube. October 26, 2009.
7. Zaleski, Annie (May 17, 2017). "The 30 Best Nu-Metal Songs". SPIN. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
8. Enis, Eli. "10 Heaviest Nu-Metal Songs of All Time". Revolver. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
9. "Soulfly: Bleed" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 26, 2021.