Bleed (Soulfly song)

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"Bleed"
Soulfly Bleed.jpg
Single by Soulfly featuring Fred Durst and DJ Lethal
from the album Soulfly and Faust: Love of the Damned: Original Soundtrack
ReleasedDecember 23, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
Genre
Length4:06
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) 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]

Contents

"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]

Track listing

Maxi-single

No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
1."Bleed"4:07
Total length:4:07

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 8
Scotland (OCC) [8] 95
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 83

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