Voices (Motionless in White song)

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"Voices"
Motionless in White - Voices.jpeg
Single by Motionless in White
from the album Graveyard Shift
ReleasedMay 23, 2018
Length3:44
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Drew Fulk
  • Chris "Motionless" Cerulli
Motionless in White singles chronology
"Necessary Evil"
(2017)
"Voices"
(2018)
"Disguise"
(2019)
Music video
"Voices" on YouTube

"Voices" is a song by American metalcore band Motionless in White. Written by vocalist Chris "Motionless" Cerulli, Joshua Landry, Johnny Andrews, Drew Fulk, and Josh Strock, it was produced by Drew Fulk and Cerulli himself and featured on the band's 2017 fourth studio album Graveyard Shift . The song was also released as the sixth and final single from the album on May 23, 2018. [1]

Contents

Composition and lyrics

"Voices" was written by Chris "Motionless" Cerulli, Drew Fulk, Johnny Andrews, Joshua Landry and Josh Strock and composed by the band. The song is about “everything that goes on in your head like the voices you hear and the demons you fight.” [2]

Music video

The music video for "Voices" was released on the same day as the single was streamed. Directed by Jeremy Danger and Travis Shinn, the video shows the band members wrestling with their multiple personalities. [2]

Personnel

Credits retrieved from AllMusic. [3]

Motionless in White
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [4] 28

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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