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{{Single infobox <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> |
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| Name = Down With the Sickness |
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| Artist = [[Disturbed]] |
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| from Album = [[The Sickness]] |
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| Released = [[June 16]], [[2001]] |
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| Cover = disturbed_down_with_the_sickness.jpg |
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| Recorded = 1999 |
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| Genre = [[Nu metal]] |
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| Length = 4:38 |
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| Label = [[Giant Records|Giant]] |
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| Producer = [[Johnny K]] |
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| Chart position = * #5 <small>([[Mainstream Rock Tracks|U.S Mainstream]])</small> |
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* #8 <small>([[Modern Rock Tracks|U.S Modern]])</small>| |
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| Last single="[[Voices (Disturbed song)|Voices]]"<br />(2000) |
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| This single="'''Down with the Sickness'''"<br />(2001) |
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| Next single="[[The Game (Disturbed song)|The Game]]" <br /> (2001) |
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"'''Down with the Sickness'''" is a [[Single (music)|single]] by [[United States|American]] [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Disturbed]]. The song was recorded in late [[1999]], and was featured on their [[2000]] debut album, ''[[The Sickness]]''. The song has become one of Disturbed's best-known songs and is their only single to have gone Gold. It has also been used in numerous [[films]] and [[TV shows]]. |
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{{Listen |
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|filename=Disturbed - The Sickness - 04 - Down With The Sickness.ogg |
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|title=Disturbed "Down With The Sickness" (2000) |
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|description=27 second sample from Disturbed's "Down With The Sickness", highlighting the references to child abuse. |
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|format=[[Ogg]]}} |
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==Music video== |
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A music video was produced for the song, which is composed of live concert footage. The music video excludes the "child abuse" segment. |
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==Chart positions== |
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The song rose to number 5 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]], number 8 on the [[Modern Rock Tracks]] in September 2001, and number 31 in the [[Hot Ringtones]] category, making it one of Disturbed's most successful songs. |
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==Covers== |
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[[Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine]] recorded a cover of "Down With the Sickness" for their [[2002]] album, ''[[Tuxicity]]''; this version also appears on the soundtrack to ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''. [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] used the song in the polka medley "Angry White Boy Polka" on his [[2003]] album ''[[Poodle Hat]]''. |
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==In the media== |
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*Played in the film ''[[XXX (movie)|XXX]]'' |
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*Played in a commercial for the [[U.S. Marine Corps]] |
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*Played in the [[2005 film]] ''[[Green Street]]'' |
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*Played in the film ''[[The One (film)|The One]]'' |
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*Played in the film ''[[Queen of the Damned]]'' |
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*Played as the end themes in the [[2004]] film ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' along with the version by [[Richard Cheese]] and [[Lounge Against the Machine]] featured in the middle of the film |
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*A remake of the song was used for [[Monty Brown]]'s entrance theme music when he was in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] |
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*Deceased wrestler [[Chris Cash]] used the song as his theme in [[Combat Zone Wrestling]] |
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*[[Baseball]] players Frank Cattalanatto and [[Boston Red Sox]] left-fielder [[Jason Bay]] use this song as they come up to bat |
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*Played in the ''[[South Park]]'' episode, "[[With Apologies to Jesse Jackson]]", both in [[Eric Cartman|Cartman]]'s fight with a [[little person]], and in the end credits |
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*Played before [[Houston Texans]] NFL games as players enter the field via the tunnel |
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*Played with a pre-kickoff video before [[Kansas City Chiefs]] games during the [[2006]] season |
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*Beginning played in [[The Second City]] play "Bird Flu Over The Cuckoo's Nest" |
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*Is used for the entry music for the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Los Angeles Angels]] [[Rally Monkey]] |
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*Played at [[Texas Stadium]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] when the starters are introduced |
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*Played at [[Delaware Stadium]] when the [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football]] team enters the stadium |
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*Played at the [[TD Banknorth Garden]] during [[Boston Bruins]] NHL home games |
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*Played at the [[US Airways Center]] at one of the songs before kick-off for the [[Arizona Rattlers]] |
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*Featured as a playable song in the music video game ''[[Rock Band 2]]''. Although the audio is still present, the lyrics for the child abuse verse have been replaced with a cowbell section due to the mature subject matter. |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.disturbed1.com/ Disturbed's official website] |
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{{Disturbed}} |
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[[Category:1999 songs]] |
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[[Category:2000 singles]] |
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[[Category:Disturbed songs]] |
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[[Category:Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine songs]] |
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Revision as of 00:09, 2 October 2008
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