Parasite Eve (song)

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"It was really weird, we'd heard about the pandemic in China, but then the similarities between what we were writing about started to become closer to reality. Every time there was a news story about it, we'd turn to each other and say 'Parasite Eve', not realising the magnitude of it all. We shelved the song for a bit because it felt bit too close to the bone. After sitting on it for a while, we realised that this was a reason to release it now more than ever. In our music we've always wanted to escape, but there's been too much escapism and ignoring the problems in the world. It's not what the world needs. The world needs more and needs to think about it and remember. You can't just brush over it and expect life to go back to normal, because it fucking ain't. In so many ways, we need to change. That's what rock music is about – addressing the dark side and processing it..." [1]

Music video

The music video for "Parasite Eve" was released on the same day as the single was streamed. Directed by Sykes himself, he took inspiration from some of his favorite video games, films and the genre of nu metal. [11] Using masks a friend of his created, each member filmed their video parts separately. This was an effort to stay within the social distancing restrictions set in place. Due to the lockdown restrictions, the band filmed the video with minimal crew and minimal resources. [12]

Charts

"Parasite Eve"
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Single by Bring Me the Horizon
from the album Post Human: Survival Horror
Released25 June 2020 (2020-06-25)
Recorded2020
Studio Casa do Syko (United Kingdom)
Genre
Length4:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Oliver Sykes
  • Jordan Fish
Bring Me the Horizon singles chronology
"Ludens"
(2019)		"Parasite Eve"
(2020)		"Obey"
(2020)
Audio sample

Certifications

Certifications for "Parasite Eve"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [26] Gold35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [27] Gold20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [29] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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