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| Studio album by Godsmack | |||||
| Released | October 31, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | River's Edge Productions Inc., Haverhill, Massachusetts | ||||
| Genre | Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | ||||
| Length | 45:36 | ||||
| Label | Republic/Universal | ||||
| Producer | Sully Erna Mudrock |
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Awake is the second studio album by the hard rock band Godsmack. It was released on October 31, 2000. It features the song "Goin' Down", which first appeared on the band's first studio recording All Wound Up. This was the only Godsmack album to feature drummer Tommy Stewart.
Since the mid 2000s, the songs "Sick of Life" and "Awake" have been extensively used for the United States Navy's "Accelerate Your Life" commercials.[1]
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Recording
The band opted to convert a warehouse in Haverhill into a makeshift studio, rather than use a more traditional studio setting. According to Sully Erna, the band just didn't want to move into any luxurious studio, because they wanted to keep the edge on for writing and not get too far away from what we're all about. So they just stayed in the slums rather than moving into luxury."[2]
Erna says the results show in the music's "tougher" sound, however it has a very raw edge to it. It's not very polished," he says. "But it still has a lot of good grooves, and it still has a lot of power."[2]
The band also kept in touch with its roots by working some older unreleased material. The album includes older songs that just missed being on the debut. "Goin' Down" is a track from the original "Godsmack" album that was dropped in favor of "Whatever" for the major-label release. The songs "Bad Magick" and the instrumental "Vamipres" also date back to the same period.[2]
Release
Awake debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, selling 256,000 copies in its first week,[3] and the album would go on to sell over two million copies in the United States.[4]
Since it's release, the album's title track dominated rock radio and broke chart records throughout 2000 and 2001. The album's instrumental track "Vampires" earned the band its first Grammy nomination.[5] And "Greed" earned the band Boston Music Awards nominations for single and video of the year.[6]
Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sick of Life" | Sully | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Awake" | Sully | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Greed" | Sully | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Bad Magick" | Sully | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Goin' Down" | Sully, Tony, Robbie | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Mistakes" | Sully, Tony | 5:58 |
| 7. | "Trippin'" | Sully, Tony | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Forgive Me" | Sully | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Vampires" | Sully, Robbie | 3:45 |
| 10. | "The Journey" | Sully, Tony | 0:49 |
| 11. | "Spiral" | Sully, Tony | 5:34 |
Japanese bonus tracks
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Why" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Sweet Leaf" | 4:55 |
Personnel
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Chart positions
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | The Billboard 200 | 5 |
| 2000 | Top Canadian Albums | 9 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | "Awake" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 2000 | "Awake" | Modern Rock Tracks | 6 |
| 2001 | "Bad Magick" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 12 |
| 2001 | "Bad Magick" | Modern Rock Tracks | 28 |
| 2001 | "Greed" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
| 2001 | "Greed" | Modern Rock Tracks | 28 |
Certification
| Country | Sales | Certification Date | Certification |
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| United States | 2,500,000+ | May 12, 2003 | 2× Multi-Platinum |
Awake was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, signifying sales of more than 2,500,000 units in the United States alone making it the band second studio album to be certified Multi-Platinum.[7]
Release details
| Country | Date | Label |
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| United States | October 31, 2000 | Uptown/Universal |
| Japan | March 23, 2001 | Universal International |
References
- ^ "Sully Erna Visits Showbiz Tonight". rockdirt.com. 2006-5-13. http://rockdirt.com/sully-erna-visits-showbiz-tonight/18209/.
- ^ a b c "Godsmack Keeps Alt Metal 'Awake'". Billboard.com. 2000-11-1. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1314607.
- ^ "Godsmack–Artist chart history". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=277923&model.vnuAlbumId=773648. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
- ^ "Godsmack Is 'Awake' At #5". Yahoo! Music. 2000-11-9. http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12026560. Retrieved on 2008-12-10.
- ^ "Ken Phillips Publicity Group - Godsmack". Ken Phillips Publicity Group. 2006-7-11. http://www.kenphillipsgroup.com/Phillips/godsmack.htm. Retrieved on 2008-12-10.
- ^ "Godsmack Delivers 'Smack This!' DVD". Billboard.com. 2002-3-28. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1449954.
- ^ "Universal Public Community - Biography". Universal Public Community. http://www.universalrepublic.com/community/artist/bio.aspx?mid=329428. Retrieved on 2008-4-11.
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