Black (Trivium song)

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"Black"
Single by Trivium
from the album In Waves
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2012
Recorded2011
Studio Paint It Black Studios / Audiohammmer Studios, Florida
Genre Melodic metalcore
Length3:26
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Trivium singles chronology
"Built to Fall"
(2011)
"Black"
(2012)
"Watch the World Burn"
(2012)

"Black" is a song by American heavy metal band Trivium. It was released as the third single from the band's fifth studio album In Waves . [1]

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No music video was made for the song, but an official lyric video debuted on January 23, 2012 via Noisecreep . [2] It is speculated there was to be a music video which would continue the series where the "Built to Fall" music video left off which for unknown reasons did not continue and there would be a standalone music video for "Watch the World Burn" released on November 16, 2012. The song peaked at no. 40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart on May 11, the band's first charting single on that chart since "The Rising" from 2007. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Black" (Radio Edit)3:20
2."Black" (Album Version)3:26

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock [3] 40
US Billboard Active Rock [4] 35

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Trivium, 'Black (Official Lyric Video)' Exclusive Premiere". Noisecreep . January 23, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Trivium Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard . Eldridge Industries . Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. "Trivium Chart History (Active Rock)". Billboard . Eldridge Industries . Retrieved May 5, 2020.