What You Are (Audioslave song)

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"What You Are"
Single by Audioslave
from the album Audioslave
ReleasedMarch 2, 2004 [1]
Recorded2002
Length4:09
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rick Rubin
Audioslave singles chronology
"I Am the Highway"
(2004)
"What You Are"
(2004)
"Be Yourself"
(2005)

"What You Are" is a song by American rock band Audioslave. It was released in March 2004 as the fifth and final single from their self-titled debut. It peaked at number 17 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song's meaning is described as being a way to ditch an "evil woman". The song was also used in a TV spot for the movie Spider-Man 2 .[ citation needed ]

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [2] 17
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [3] 25
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [4] 8

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