Help (Papa Roach song)

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"Help"
Single by Papa Roach
from the album Crooked Teeth
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
Recorded2016
Genre Hard rock [1]
Length3:34
Label Eleven Seven
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Furlong
  • Brittain
Papa Roach singles chronology
"Gravity"
(2015)		"Help"
(2017)		"American Dreams"
(2017)
Music video
"Help" on YouTube

"Help" is a single by American rock band Papa Roach, from their ninth studio album Crooked Teeth . It topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in April 2017 for six consecutive weeks.

Contents

Background

The song was first released as a single on February 17, 2017. [2] [3] The song was produced by Nicholas Furlong and Colin Brittain, two younger, up-and-coming music producers the band chose to work with, to help find a new sound that mixed their Infest -era sound with more modern music. [2] [4] A music video for the song was released on May 1, 2017. [5] Directed by Darren Craig, the video features the band performing and shows footage of unfortunate life events happening to a man wearing a bunny costume. [5]

Themes and composition

Lyrically, the song's message is centered around surviving mental health issues. [4] The song features bass-driven verses, followed by a wash of heavy guitar and synths in the chorus, with frontman Jacoby Shaddix's recurring line in the chorus singing "I think I need help / I’m drowning in myself". [4] Rock Sound described the song as "infectious, emotional...powerful...a cry for help in musical form". [6] Shaddix described the song:

With a track like Help, that song kind of harkens back to 'Scars', but it’s a little bit more uptempo and upbeat than Scars is. But it’s just a dark anthem, and I like that juxtaposition...We tapped into that on a track like Scars back in the day, and we were, like, ‘All right. Let’s see if we wrote something in a major key again.’ We’ve done that with songs like Lifeline in the past...It’s got a little element of some old school with some new school. [7]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Gold40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [17] Gold15,000‡
United States (RIAA) [18] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Rockest Record: Papa Roach - Help, Greg Puciato drops in, Rock Show with Daniel P Carter - BBC Radio 1". BBC. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "New Song Premiere: PAPA ROACH's 'Help'". blabbermouth.net. February 17, 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Listen to Papa Roach's blistering new single, "Help" - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Papa Roach Unleash Catchy, Cathartic New Song 'Help'". Loudwire. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Papa Roach Soundtrack Bunny's Bad Day in 'Help' Video". Loudwire. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Listen To A New Papa Roach Song - News - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound Magazine. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Papa Roach share behind-the-scenes video". teamrock.com. February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Papa Roach Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 28. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock" (select "Top 20 Modern Rock" into the search box, then select "201725"). hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 14, 2022.[ dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Papa Roach: Help" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Papa Roach Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Papa Roach Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Papa Roach – Help". Music Canada.
  17. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Papa Roach – Help". Radioscope.Type Help in the "Search:" field.
  18. ↑ "American single certifications – Papa Roach – Help". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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