"Remember When" is a song by the American heavy metal band Bad Wolves. It was their third single off of their debut album Disobey. It topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart for two weeks in 2019.
| "Remember When" | ||||
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| Single by Bad Wolves | ||||
| from the album Disobey | ||||
| Released | June 15, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal[1] | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Eleven Seven | |||
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Background
editThe song was first released on Bad Wolves' debut studio album Disobey in May 2018.[2] A music video was released a month later on June 15, debuting exclusively on Apple Music.[3][4] The song was released to radio in January 2019, and spent 24 weeks on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, eventually topping it for a week in July 2019.[5]
Themes and composition
editLyrically, the song deals with the relationship between frontman Tommy Vext and his twin brother; while Vext chose a life of sobriety and pursued a career in the music industry as a singer, his brother became a drug dealer and struggled with addiction and substance abuse.[6] Specifically, the song was inspired by the fact that his brother attempted to murder Vext.[7] Vext explained:
"My twin brother is currently serving 17 years for attempted murder — [he] tried to kill me during a home invasion when he was high in 2010. [Testifying against him] was definitely one of the more difficult moments of my life. 'Remember When' kinda goes through a timeline and highlights two people who lived the exact same life and had the exact same hardships and advantages and disadvantages, and who we are ultimately as adults is defined by the choices that we made, and our lives reflect those choices."[8]
While AntiHero Magazine described the original song as heavy metal,[1] a separate acoustic version was released in February 2019.[9]
Personnel
editBand
- Tommy Vext – lead vocals
- Doc Coyle – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Cain – rhythm guitar
- Kyle Konkiel – bass, backing vocals
- John Boecklin – drums
Production
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Album Review: BAD WOLVES - Disobey". Antiheromagazine.com. May 10, 2018.
- ^ Scott Munro. "Bad Wolves share powerful video for new single Remember When". Metal Hammer Magazine.
- ^ "BAD WOLVES Release 'Remember When' Video". Blabbermouth.net. June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Bad Wolves looks back at family hardships in "Remember When" video - Music News - ABC News Radio". Abcnewsradioonline.com.
- ^ "Bad Wolves' 'Remember When' Hits No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs Chart". Billboard.
- ^ Ives, Brian. "Bad Wolves' Tommy Vext on the Harrowing Story of 'Remember When'". Loudwire.
- ^ ""I Testified Against My Twin Brother, Who Tried To Kill Me When He Was High During A Home Invasion"". Kerrang!.
- ^ "BAD WOLVES' Video For "Remember When" Is About Tommy Vext's Brother Trying To Kill Him". Metal Injection.
- ^ "Bad Wolves Release Acoustic Version Of "Remember When"". Theprp.com. February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Rock Songs: Week of July 20, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2020.