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"Not Ready to Die"
Song

"Not Ready to Die" is a song by the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, featured on the soundtrack to the 2010 video game Call of Duty: Black Ops, on the Zombie map "Call of the Dead".

Background

Recorded by the band in April 2011, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 2 May 2011.[1] The song is available to purchase as a digital download from iTunes. "Not Ready to Die" marks the first release recorded with drummer Arin Ilejay. In an interview with Revolver, M. Shadows says the song was completely inspired by the game, which he is a big fan of.

In the song, which is also featured on the game's Zombies expansion map "Call of the Dead", the band's lyrics are of defiance, power and survival, themes that run throughout the widely popular first-person shooter game. In fact, one of the lines in the song is specifically referencing the game. The song "Damned" ("Zombies" mode theme music in Call of Duty Black Ops, composed by Kevin Sherwood) is also sampled in the song.

Chart position

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2] 73
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[3] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 70

Track listing

  1. "Not Ready to Die" - 7:05

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold
Session member

References

  1. ^ "Not Ready to Die (from Call of the Dead) - Single". 2 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
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