Crashing Around You

"Crashing Around You"
Single by Machine Head
from the album Supercharger
Released	September 2001
Recorded	Indigo Ranch Studios
Genre	Nu metal [1]
Length	3:17
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Robb Flynn
Producer(s)	Johnny K
Machine Head singles chronology
"The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears" (2000) "Crashing Around You" (2001) "Imperium" (2003)

"Crashing Around You" is a song by American heavy metal band Machine Head from their album Supercharger . It was released as a single in September 2001 and is also available on the band's live album Hellalive and the second Fast and the Furious soundtrack More Fast and Furious . The single's release was ill-timed, coming out shortly before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Music video

The video was released just barely before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The imagery in the video focused around a disturbed man in a small room and the band playing in front of a backdrop which switches back and forth between a city skyline and flames, with the flames superimposed over the skyline towards the end of the video. In fear that this could be viewed as insensitive after the tragic 9/11 attacks, the music video was subsequently banned from MTV due to its depiction of falling buildings. The video can be seen as an enhanced feature on the actual single and on YouTube.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Robb Flynn.

UK single

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Crashing Around You"	Flynn	3:17
2.	"Silver" (Live)	Flynn, Ahrue Luster	4:28
3.	"Ten Ton Hammer" (Live)	Flynn, Logan Mader, Adam Duce, Dave McClain	5:06

Promo single

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Crashing Around You"	Flynn	3:13

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [2]	89
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [3]	12

References

1. "Top 10 nü-metal staples that still totally hold up today". Alternative Press . September 26, 2019.
2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
3. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.