Tourniquet (Breaking Benjamin song)

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"Tourniquet"
Single by Breaking Benjamin
from the album Ember
ReleasedDecember 18, 2018 (2018-12-18)
Recorded2017
Genre Hard rock
Length4:09
Label Hollywood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Benjamin Burnley
  • Keith Wallen
  • Aaron Bruch
  • Jasen Rauch
Breaking Benjamin singles chronology
"Torn in Two"
(2018)
"Tourniquet"
(2018)
"Far Away"
(2019)
Music video
"Tourniquet" on YouTube

"Tourniquet" is a song by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was their third single off of their album Ember . The band made a video for the single, completing a trilogy of videos for the singles from the album. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

The Daily Cardinal described the song as "a welcome and natural progression from their earlier works, signaling a very promising future for a band that is now two decades old" [4] and that it features "a driving bass heavy drum line, a beautiful blending of tones and a textbook example of Burnley's vocal prowess, it stands as a gem of modern hard rock". [5] In a fairly negative review, The Heights said: "Flutters of electric guitar notes cut through the saturated quality of the song's heavy instrumentation, and the raspy screams of the chorus have a ringing, auto-tuned quality that give the song a much-needed, distinguishable melody." [6] MTSU Sidelines said the band "blend heavy intros and bridges with verses that build up to melodic choruses" with this song. [7]

Charts

Chart (2018–19)Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 44
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [9] 24

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