Chemicals (Love and Death song)

"Chemicals" is the debut single from Love and Death ("Paralyzed" was released under the name 'Brian "Head" Welch'). The song is included on both Chemicals and Between Here & Lost, and was ranked No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart.[1]

"Chemicals"
Single by Love and Death
from the album Between Here & Lost
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013
GenreNu metal
Length3:55
LabelTooth & Nail
Songwriter(s)Mark Holman, Jasen Rauch, Michael Valentine, Brian Welch
Producer(s)Jasen Rauch
Love and Death singles chronology
"Paralyzed"
(2011)		 "Chemicals"
(2013)		 "The Abandoning"
(2012)

Premise

According to JesusFreakHideout, the song seems to talk about Welch's substance addiction.[2] Welch states that the composition refers to battling depression, chemical warfare and the cage that is drug addiction.[3][4][5]

Reviews

Liz Ramanand of Loudwire describes the song as being one of the strongest songs on Between Here & Lost, in that it leans toward being melodic and is catchy with ear shattering guitar verses.[6]

Video

The video begins with lead vocalist Brian Welch running from a man in a black hooded sweatshirt wearing a grotesque mask. The video then switches between various scenes of the band members having ropes tied around their hands. Bassist Michael Valentine is then captured by the man in the mask and taken into the alley.

After Valentine is captured, guitarist JR Bareis is then seen running from the masked man. Dan Johnson is subsequently chased, tipping a trash container down to try to trip the masked man. Bareis, Johnson, Valentine and Welch are seen seated in a dark room tied about the hands. Four masked men then place masks on the faces of Bareis, Johnson, Valentine and Welch, symbolic of the latter four joining the ranks of the original masked men.

At the end of the video, Welch removes his mask, followed by the other band members being shown without their masks on. The members are then seen ripping holes in the wall of the graffiti covered room in which they played music during the video, allegorical of freeing themselves from the figurative cages surrounding them.[7]

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] 6
US Christian Rock (Billboard)[9] 4
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References
  1. "Love and Death – Chart History: Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  2. "Love and Death, "Chemicals EP" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  3. Kory Grow (2012-04-05). "Love and Death, Featuring Brian "Head" Welch, Premieres New Song "Chemicals" - Heavy Metal News | Music Videos |Golden Gods Awards". revolvermag.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  4. "Love and Death: Chemicals • Relate Magazine". Relatemag.com. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  5. "Love and Death Album Premiere: 'Between Here & Lost' Exclusive First Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  6. "Love and Death, 'Between Here & Lost' – Album Review". Loudwire.com. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  7. "Ex-KORN Guitarist's LOVE AND DEATH: 'Chemicals' Video Sneak Peek". Blabbermouth.Net. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  8. "Hot Singles Sales – Issue Date: 2012-05-12". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  9. "Christian Rock – Issue Date: 2012-06-09". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
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