I Won't Give In

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"I Won't Give In"
Single by Asking Alexandria
from the album The Black
Released27 May 2015
Genre Post-hardcore
Length3:49
Label Sumerian
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Joey Sturgis
Asking Alexandria singles chronology
"Someone, Somewhere (Popkong remix)"
(2015)
"I Won't Give In"
(2015)
"Undivided"
(2015)

"I Won't Give In" is a song by English rock band Asking Alexandria. It was released on 27 May 2015 as the first single from their fourth studio album The Black . It marks the first song featuring new frontman Denis Stoff after the departure of former vocalist Danny Worsnop in January 2015. [1] [2]

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Background and lyrics

After former vocalist Danny Worsnop's departure in early 2015, the band have replaced him with Denis Stoff (former member of Make Me Famous and Down & Dirty). Bruce has stated that the departure of Worsnop was "inevitable" and that Worsnop has no longer cared about the band. [3] The lyrics of this song are believed to be written towards Worsnop as confirmed by guitarist Ben Bruce. Worsnop had a positive response, saying "Glad to hear shit's still going strong". [3] [4]

Music video

The band have released a lyric video for the song on 27 May 2015 on their YouTube channel to announce the new single. [5] On 23 September 2015, the band have released the music video for the song made from footage collected from the band playing Vans Warped Tour. [6] [7]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [8] 16
US Rock Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 26

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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