Mantra (Bring Me the Horizon song)

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"Mantra"
BMTHMantra.jpg
Single by Bring Me the Horizon
from the album Amo
Released21 August 2018 (2018-08-21)
Genre
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Oliver Sykes
  • Jordan Fish
Bring Me the Horizon singles chronology
"Oh No"
(2016)
"Mantra"
(2018)
"Wonderful Life"
(2018)
Audio sample

Certifications

Certifications for "Mantra"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [39] Platinum70,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [40] Gold20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [41] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

In 2020, Japanese girl group Passcode covered the song on their official YouTube channel. [42]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bring Me the Horizon discography</span>

British rock band Bring Me the Horizon have released six studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one remix album, two extended plays (EPs), one demo album, 35 singles, two video albums, 38 music videos, two other releases and three other appearances. Formed in Sheffield in 2004 by vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarists Lee Malia and Curtis Ward, bassist Matt Kean and drummer Matt Nicholls, the band released their debut EP This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For on Thirty Days of Nights Records in 2005, which reached number 41 on the UK Budget Albums Chart. After signing with British independent record label Visible Noise, the group released their debut full-length studio album Count Your Blessings in 2006, which reached the top 100 of the UK Albums Chart and the top 10 of the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. The 2008 follow-up Suicide Season reached the UK top 50 and charted in the US for the first time when it reached number 107 on the Billboard 200. In November 2009, an expanded version of the album titled Suicide Season Cut Up! was released, featuring remixes and videos.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Follow You (Bring Me the Horizon song)</span> 2016 single by Bring Me the Horizon

"Follow You" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by keyboardist Jordan Fish and vocalist Oliver Sykes, it was featured on the band's 2015 fifth studio album That's the Spirit. The song was also released as the fifth single from the album on 26 February 2016, reaching number 95 on the UK Singles Chart and topping the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wonderful Life (Bring Me the Horizon song)</span> 2018 single by Bring Me the Horizon featuring Dani Filth

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parasite Eve (song)</span> 2020 single by Bring Me the Horizon

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Obey (Bring Me the Horizon and Yungblud song)</span> 2020 single by Bring Me the Horizon and Yungblud

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teardrops (Bring Me the Horizon song)</span> 2020 single by Bring Me the Horizon

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