Monster You Made

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"Monster You Made"
Single by Pop Evil
from the album War of Angels
Released2011
Genre Hard rock, post-grunge
Length3:41
Label E1 Music
Songwriter(s) Leigh Kakaty, Dave Bassett
Producer(s) Johnny K
Pop Evil singles chronology
"Last Man Standing"
(2010)
"Monster You Made"
(2011)
"Boss's Daughter"
(2012)

"Monster You Made" is the seventh single from Pop Evil, and is the second single from War of Angels , their second studio album. The song begins with a sorrowful riff before lead vocalist Leigh Kakaty initial hurt riddled verse. [1]

Contents

Premise

The song is said to be written from the point of view of the band themselves being a successful ensemble dealing with the allures that come with notoriety in the music business. The song begs an individual to look at their life. [2]

Video

The video was filmed in Chicago [3] and directed by Robby Starbuck. [4]

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [5] 6
US Rock Songs (Billboard) [6] 22

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