The Shift (song)

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"The Shift"
Single by 10 Years
from the album Violent Allies
ReleasedMay 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
Recorded2019
Genre Hard rock [1]
Songwriter(s) Jesse Hasek
  • Brian Vodinh
  • Matt Wantland [2]
Producer(s) Howard Benson
10 Years singles chronology
"Burnout"
(2017)		"The Shift"
(2020)		"The Unknown"
(2021)

"The Shift" is a song by American alternative metal band 10 Years. It was their first single off of their ninth studio album, Violent Allies . It peaked on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart at 25 in 2020.

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Background and recording

The song was recorded in late 2019 for the band's upcoming untitled ninth studio album due out in 2020. [3] The song was recorded with music producer Howard Benson, who the band previously worked with on their album Feeding the Wolves . [4] The song was the product of very challenging recording sessions with Benson, who rejected 75% of the material previously written prior to entering the studio, leaving the band to write and record new material in the studio on the spot with Benson. [4] A lyric video was released at the same time as the single's May 15, 2020 release. [5] [4] As of October 2020, the single had peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock. [6]

Themes and composition

Lyrically, guitarist Brian Vodinh described the song as being about "the polarization of society and human impact on the earth itself". [7] Additionally, the line "from silence to sirens" was commentary on how quickly things become issues in "social media culture". [8] The song makes multiple allusions to humanity being like a virus; the song was written in mid-2019, well before the COVID-19 pandemic, so it was not written specifically about it, though it was released as a single due to its newfound relevance. [4]

The song was written and recorded on a baritone guitar tuned to B tuning, a different set up for the band. [4] Vodinh stated he felt that it gave the song a thicker and heavier guitar sound. [4] Loudwire described it as a "mid-tempo melodic track" with gradual increases in tempo and guitar aggressiveness and grittiness. [7]

Reception

Loudwire names it one of the best rock songs of 2020. [9]

Personnel

10 Years

Production

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard )25 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "10 Years release new song 'The Shift'". 18 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ "10 Years drops new single, "The Shift" - Music News - ABC News Radio".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "10 YEARS to Release New Single, 'The Shift', on Friday". 13 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "NEWS: 10 Years debut lyric video for new song, 'The Shift'!". 17 May 2020.
  6. 1 2 "10 Years". Billboard .
  7. 1 2 "10 Years Seeking Unity with New Song 'The Shift'". Loudwire .
  8. ↑ "10 Years Premiere New Single "The Shift"". 15 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Best Rock Songs of 2020 (So Far)". Loudwire .
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