Ten Ton Brick

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"Ten Ton Brick"
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Single by Hurt
from the album Vol. II
ReleasedJune 26, 2007
RecordedMarch 2007
Genre Nu metal
Length3:50
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) J. Loren Wince, Paul Spatola, Josh Ansley
Producer(s) Eric Greedy
Hurt singles chronology
"Falls Apart"
(2006)
"Ten Ton Brick"
(2007)
"Loded"
(2008)

"Ten Ton Brick" is a song by American rock band Hurt. The song was released as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album Vol. II . "Ten Ton Brick" is arguably Hurt's most well known song, peaking at no. 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. [1]

Contents

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Anthony Honn. [2]

Reception

On May 12, 2009, Hurt received an award for the song during SESAC’s 13th annual New York Music Awards. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Ten Ton Brick" (explicit version)3:50
2."Ten Ton Brick" (clean version)3:50

Chart positions

Chart (2007)Peak
position
US Alternative Songs [4] 28
US Mainstream Rock [1] 6

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