A Warrior's Call

"A Warrior's Call"
Single by Volbeat feat. Mikkel Kessler
from the album Beyond Hell/Above Heaven
Released	August 30, 2011
Recorded	2009-2010
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	4:20
Label	Vertigo (EU) Universal (EU)
Writer(s)	Michael Poulsen
Producer(s)	Jacob Hansen
Volbeat singles chronology
"16 Dollars" (2010) "A Warrior's Call" (2010) "Still Counting" (2012)

"A Warrior's Call" is a song by Danish heavy-metal band Volbeat and the ninth track from their fourth studio album, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven. It is dedicated to Mikkel Kessler who provides vocals on the track. It was released in 2011 as a single to active rock stations. The music video was directed by Matt Wignall. It was released in November 2011, and shows a rock concert and archive footage of Kessler.

In February 2012, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Active Rock chart.^[1]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)	25
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)	2
US Rock Songs (Billboard)	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[2]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Volbeat Score Their First No. 1 Hit in America With ‘A Warrior’s Call’". loudwire.com. February 15, 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
2. "American single certifications – Volbeat – A Warrior's Call". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH