Bruised and Bloodied

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"Bruised and Bloodied"
Single by Seether
from the album Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
Released20 July 2020 (2020-07-20)
Recorded2020
Studio Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length3:37
Seether singles chronology
"Dangerous"
(2020)		"Bruised and Bloodied"
(2020)		"Wasteland"
(2021)

"Bruised and Bloodied" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It was their second single off of their album Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum . It topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2021.

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Background

The song was originally released as a promotional song in July 2020, ahead of the release of the band's eighth studio album Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum . It was later released as the second single from their album Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum . [2] In May 2021, the song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, the second single in a row to do so, following their prior single, "Dangerous". [2] "Bruised and Bloodied" later topped the chart for a second non-consecutive week as well. [3]

The band released a music video in January 2021; the band found the shooting of the video cathartic, as it was the first time they had been together in the same room with their instruments for a long time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] The band also recorded and released an acoustic version of the song in April 2021. [5] [4]

Themes and composition

Both frontman Shaun Morgan and music publications noted that the song juxtaposed dark, angry lyrics with a more upbeat sound. [6] [7] [1] Wall of Sound described the song as having "that raw edge of grungey rock we all kind of signify 90's rock" but with "a little bit of rock n roll groove...that kind of makes you want to rage amidst the gloom and doom in the world right now". [1]

Personnel

Seether

Charts

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Seether Share New Single 'Bruised & Bloodied'". 20 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Seether Scores Second Straight Mainstream Rock Airplay No. 1 with 'Bruised and Bloodied'". 13 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bruised and Bloodied"; 15 May 2021 + 29 May 2021
  4. 1 2 "SEETHER Shares Acoustic Version of 'Bruised and Bloodied'". 2 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Listen to acoustic version of Seether's "Bruised and Bloodied" - Music News - ABC News Radio".
  6. ↑ "Hear Seether's Cheerfully Dark New Song "Bruised and Bloodied"". 17 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Seether Release New Video for 'Bruised and Bloodied'".
  8. ↑ "Seether Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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