Vent (song)

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"Vent"
Single by Collective Soul
from the album Blender
Released2000
Recorded2000
Length3:13 (Album version)
2:46 (Radio edit)
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Ed Roland
Producer(s) Ed Roland
Anthony J. Resta
Collective Soul singles chronology
"Why, Pt. 2"
(2000)
"Vent"
(2000)
"Perfect Day"
(2001)

"Vent" is a song by the American band Collective Soul. It is the second single from their fifth studio album Blender .

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Overview

The song was originally titled "Prick", but was changed to "Vent" due to concern from the band's record label, Atlantic Records. The song is supposedly about the band's tension with the label. The band left the label in 2001, and created their own independent label, El Music Group.

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 34 [1]

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