Victim (Eighteen Visions song)

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"Victim"
Single by Eighteen Visions
from the album Eighteen Visions
ReleasedAugust 8, 2006
Length2:58
Label Trustkill Records
Epic Records
Songwriter(s) Keith Barney, Ken Floyd, Trevor Friedrich, James Hart, Mick Morris,
Producer(s) Machine
Eighteen Visions singles chronology
"Tonightless"
(2006)
"Victim"
(2006)
"Broken Hearted"
(2007)

"Victim" was the second single from Eighteen Visions self-titled album. The song was featured as the theme song to WWE Vengeance in 2006, in the 2006 video game ATV Offroad Fury 4, and has had much airplay on the radio stations. The CD was not released as a single, but rather as a promo, for radio, and collectors.

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Meaning

In this song, James is begging the girl for forgiveness, but she denies it because she feels that she is the victim. James sings as the girl, not as himself.

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [1] 15

"Victim" was featured on the popular sportbike freestyle video "Mass Mayhem 3". The song was originally in the Saw III soundtrack but it was instead replaced with "Your Nightmare".

Track listing

  1. "Victim" (2:58)

Video

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