Smothered (song)

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"Smothered"
Smothered (Spineshank).jpg
Single by Spineshank
from the album Self-Destructive Pattern
ReleasedOctober 2003
Genre Nu metal
Length3:07
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)
  • Jonny Santos
  • Mike Sarkisyan
  • Tommy Decker
Producer(s) GGGarth
Tommy Decker
Mike Sarkisyan
Spineshank singles chronology
"New Disease"
(2001)
"Smothered"
(2003)
"Nothing Left for Me"
(2012)

"Smothered" is a single by American industrial metal band Spineshank. It was only released in the United States in CD format. The music video features the band performing in a room while they are filmed by numerous hidden cameras, which they find and destroy. The song was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards, but lost to Metallica's "St. Anger." [1] The song "Smothered" was featured in the video game Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home.

Contents

Track listing

Card sleeve single
No.TitleLength
1."Smothered" (Single Mix)2:34
2."Smothered" (Album Version)3:07
Maxi single
No.TitleLength
1."Smothered" (Single Mix)2:34
2."Infected"4:15
3."Violent Mood Swings" (Random Acts of Violence Mix)3:23

Personnel

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