The Night (Disturbed song)

Last updated
"The Night"
ThenightDisturbedSingle.png
Single by Disturbed
from the album Indestructible
ReleasedMarch 31, 2009
RecordedFebruary 2007 –January 2008 at Groovemaster Studios in Chicago, Illinois
Genre Heavy metal
Length4:46
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dan Donegan
Disturbed singles chronology
"Indestructible"
(2008)		"The Night"
(2009)		"Another Way to Die"
(2010)

"The Night" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on 31 March 2009, as the fourth single from their studio album, Indestructible . The song was the first from Indestructible to be completed musically. It is lyrically meant to portray the night as a living entity. [1] Musically, "The Night" is dark and textural. [1] Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan was almost universally praised for his work on this song, specifically during the guitar solo. [2] [3] A music video to correspond with the song was filmed in January 2009 [4] and later released in late March 2009. [5]

Contents

Recording and production

"The Night" was the first song from Indestructible to be completed musically. Disturbed vocalist David Draiman composed the vocal melody line for the song in just three days. Draiman later explained, "The instrumentation was so cool and so dark and textural that I right away kind of jumped into it." [1] This caused Draiman to tentatively call the record The Night. [1]

Musical style and lyrical themes

Vocalist David Draiman said that, lyrically, "The Night" is meant to, "portray the night almost as like a living entity that sets you free. You're enveloped by it, and masked by it." [1] 411mania writer Dan Marsicano claims that, musically, "The Night" is an "epic-sounding track that has one of the best solos that Donegan has ever done and a catchy chorus." [6]

Artistdirect writer Paul Gargano compares "The Night" to American thrash metal band Metallica's fourth album, ...And Justice for All , claiming that Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan, "[emerges] loud and clearly as a guitar hero for the modern day as the bottom end crushes through the darkness with a conviction that is not only catchy, but comforting." [7]

PopMatters writer Andrew Blackie claims that the song is "one rare moment of spontaneity on Indestructible," because "drums and guitars pummel through conflicting times." Blackie then dismisses this idea, explaining "This ... suggests a climate of turmoil, one that ... fails to materialize here." [8] The guitar solo in "The Night" was almost universally noted, as well. [2] [3]

Music video

The music video corresponding with "The Night" was filmed in January 2009, directed by Nobles Jones, [4] and then released in late March 2009. [5] Jones was inspired by science fiction/horror films such as Alien and The Thing , and the result was "fitting for the track's dark guitar tones and brooding vocal melodies." [5]

The music video takes place in a car garage where Disturbed is performing and vocalist David Draiman is sitting in front of a car, singing. Several times throughout the music video, a dark entity is shown moving behind Draiman, or materializing around other objects. Eventually, a security officer notices via a security camera that the dark entity is materializing around the car, with Draiman no longer there. The officer heads to the car, and investigates it. The band is then shown taking a lift out of the garage, while the officer is still investigating. The dark entity attacks the officer as the band leaves the garage.

Chart positions

Chart (2009)Position
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks [9] 2
Hot Modern Rock Tracks [10] 18
Rock Songs 8

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [11] Gold40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Disturbed (band)</span> American heavy metal band

Disturbed is an American heavy metal band from Chicago, formed in 1994. The band includes guitarist Dan Donegan, drummer Mike Wengren, lead vocalist David Draiman and bassist John Moyer. Donegan and Wengren have been involved in the band since its inception, with Draiman replacing original lead vocalist Erich Awalt in 1996 and Moyer replacing original bassist Steve "Fuzz" Kmak in 2004.

<i>Believe</i> (Disturbed album) 2002 studio album by Disturbed

Believe is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed, released on September 17, 2002 via Reprise Records. Produced by the band and Johnny K, it focuses heavily on religious and spiritual themes inspired by recent tragedies. With greater emphases on melodic dynamics, it also demonstrates a broadening in the band's musical range compared to their 2000 debut The Sickness. Believe was the last studio album to feature original bassist Steve "Fuzz" Kmak before he was fired from the band in 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Draiman</span> American singer

David Michael Draiman is an American musician. Noted for his distorted baritone voice and percussive singing style, he has been the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Disturbed since 1996. He has written some of the band's most successful singles, such as "Stupify", "Down with the Sickness", "Indestructible", and "Inside the Fire". In 2006, he was ranked at No. 42 on the Hit Parader list of "Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time". During Disturbed's hiatus from 2011 to 2015, he worked on an industrial metal project with Geno Lenardo, which was later named Device. They released one self-titled album in 2013. Disturbed returned with the album Immortalized in 2015, Evolution in 2018, and Divisive in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan Donegan</span> American guitarist

Daniel Joseph Donegan is an American musician who is the guitarist, keyboardist and one of the founding members of heavy metal band Disturbed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Down with the Sickness</span> 2000 single by Disturbed

"Down with the Sickness" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was recorded in 1999 and released as the second single from the band's debut studio album, The Sickness. "Down with the Sickness" is one of Disturbed's best-known songs and is a concert staple, usually played as the last song. This was Disturbed's first single to be certified platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prayer (Disturbed song)</span> 2002 single by Disturbed

"Prayer" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on 14 August 2002, as the first single from their studio album, Believe. The song was inspired by the death of vocalist David Draiman's grandfather as well as various circumstances after the September 11 attacks, and is about a conversation between Draiman and God. Upon release, many media outlets refused to air the "Prayer" music video, citing supposed similarities between the imagery of the music video and that of the September 11 attacks. "Prayer" peaked at number-three on two United States airplay charts, Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts, as well as peaking at number-fifty-eight on Billboard's Hot 100 and number-fourteen on the Canadian Singles Chart. "Prayer" is Disturbed's second highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 and their highest-charting single on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and one of only two of their songs to reach the top five on the chart. The song is playable and part of the soundtrack to the 2015 music video game, Rock Band 4.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stupify</span> 2000 single by Disturbed

"Stupify" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on April 12, 2000, as the first single from their debut album, The Sickness. It peaked at No. 12 on the United States Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 10 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was used in an English adaptation of the Dragon Ball Z movie, Lord Slug, in the trailer for the film Swimfan, and remixed for the movie Little Nicky as "Stupify ", and even Little Scarlet. Unlike many other Disturbed songs, "Stupify" features mostly synthesizers throughout the song.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Just Stop</span> 2006 single by Disturbed

"Just Stop" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on February 7, 2006, as the third single from their studio album, Ten Thousand Fists (2005).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stricken (song)</span> 2005 single by Disturbed

"Stricken" is a song by the American heavy metal band Disturbed. The song was released on July 25, 2005, as the second single from their third studio album Ten Thousand Fists. "Stricken" was certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 18, 2008, for selling 500,000 copies. It is one of the first of Disturbed's songs to include a guitar solo. The song is featured in Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero Live in addition to the Disturbed track pack in Guitar Hero 5. The song is also a part of the Rock Band downloadable content catalog. The song was also featured in the Project Gotham Racing 4. The musical video for the song was filmed in an abandoned hospital in which some scenes from the 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street were filmed. "Stricken" was used as official theme for WWE's PPV New Year's Revolution, in 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Voices (Disturbed song)</span> 2000 single by Disturbed

"Voices" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released in November 2000, as the third single from their debut album, The Sickness. The song charted at number 16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 18 on the Modern Rock Tracks. It is also available for sale on the Rock Band music store.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Remember (Disturbed song)</span> 2002 single by Disturbed

"Remember" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on December 3, 2002, as the second single from their studio album Believe. Vocalist David Draiman stated that "Remember" is his favorite from the first two Disturbed albums.

<i>Indestructible</i> (Disturbed album) 2008 studio album by Disturbed

Indestructible is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. A self-produced effort, Indestructible is the first Disturbed album that did not feature Johnny K, the producer of Disturbed's previous three albums, The Sickness, Believe, and Ten Thousand Fists. Indestructible was recorded at Groovemaster Studios in Chicago, Illinois. The album features two songs, "Perfect Insanity" and "Divide", that were written by Disturbed prior to their first album, The Sickness, but were never previously released.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inside the Fire (song)</span> 2008 single by Disturbed

"Inside the Fire" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. The song was released as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, Indestructible (2008), on March 25, 2008 as a digital download. The song features suicidal themes, and, in May 2008, a music video was unveiled for the song. However, due to the involvement of suicidal themes in the uncensored music video, an edited version of the song and music video was released, in which these themes are absent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Perfect Insanity</span> 2008 single by Disturbed

"Perfect Insanity" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed, released as a single from their fourth album Indestructible. The song was originally written by the band prior to their debut album, The Sickness, and was previously released on the band's documentary, M.O.L., as a demo track with a music video. The band re-recorded the song in 2007 and released it on Indestructible. It is also featured in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 and is a downloadable track in the Rock Band series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indestructible (Disturbed song)</span> 2008 single by Disturbed

"Indestructible" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed, released as the third single from their studio album of the same name. The single peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 10 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The music video for the song appeared on Disturbed's website on August 20, 2008, and the single was released on September 29, 2008. "Indestructible" is meant to encourage troops going into battle, and boost their morale. It is also meant to represent Disturbed's success in the music industry. It is one of Disturbed's best known songs. The song appeared in the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

<i>Live & Indestructible</i> 2008 EP by Disturbed

Live & Indestructible is an extended play (EP) by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on September 30, 2008 exclusively through iTunes Store and on October 7, 2008 via other online retailers. It features three live tracks from Disturbed's first online concert at Deep Rock Drive and includes the music video for Indestructible's third official single and title track, "Indestructible". The EP was also sold at Hot Topic stores exclusively in CD format, featuring an alternative cover. This version features an extra song, "Stupify", and lacks the music video for "Indestructible".

<i>Indestructible in Germany</i> 2008 video by Disturbed

Indestructible in Germany is a live DVD by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It contains six live tracks from Disturbed's performance at Rock am Ring at Nürburgring, Germany, recorded on June 7, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indestructible Tour</span> 2008–2009 concert tour by Disturbed

The Indestructible Tour was a 2008–09 concert tour by American heavy metal band Disturbed in support of the group's fourth studio album, Indestructible, which was released in June 2008.

<i>Asylum</i> (Disturbed album) 2010 studio album by Disturbed

Asylum is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on August 31, 2010, in the United States through Reprise Records. The album is meant to take a fresh direction in the band's music career, while remaining consistent with the band's previous albums. Most of the lyrical content was inspired by aspects of frontman David Draiman's life prior to making the album. Asylum is also the third consecutive Disturbed album to not feature the Parental Advisory label. A tour in support of the album, titled the Asylum Tour, started in late August 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Animal (song)</span> 2010 single by Disturbed

"The Animal" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on October 4, 2010, as the third single from their studio album, Asylum. According to vocalist David Draiman, "The Animal" was heavily inspired by the movie The Wolfman (2010).

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The Making of Indestructible (booklet). Rafa Alcantara. Twentyfourcore Productions. 2008 [2008].{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 Akin, Chris (2008). "Metaleater review". Metaleater. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  3. 1 2 Jom (2008-06-02). "Sputnik Music review". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  4. 1 2 "Disturbed frontman talks engagement, next single". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  5. 1 2 3 "Disturbed: 'The Night' video posted online". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-03-31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  6. ↑ Marsicano, Dan (2008). "411mania review". 411mania. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  7. ↑ Gargano, Paul (2008-06-11). "Artistdirect review". Artistdirect. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  8. ↑ Blackie, Andrew (2008). "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  9. ↑ "Disturbed: Chart history - Singles". Billboard.com. 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  10. ↑ "Disturbed charts allmusic". Allmusic . Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  11. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Disturbed – The Night". Music Canada.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.