My Sacrifice

"My Sacrifice"
Single by Creed
from the album Weathered
Released	October 15, 2001
Format	CD
Recorded	2001
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	4:54 (album version) 4:19 (radio edit)
Label	Wind-Up Entertainment
Writer(s)	Mark Tremonti Scott Stapp
Producer(s)	John Kurzweg Kirk Kelsey
Creed singles chronology
"Are You Ready?" (2000) "My Sacrifice" (2001) "Bullets" (2002)

"My Sacrifice" is a song by American post-grunge band Creed. It was released in October 2001 as the lead single from their third album, Weathered. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on February 9, 2002, and number-one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 9 consecutive weeks, starting in December 2001. It was featured in a series of promotional tribute videos made by World Wrestling Entertainment, detailing what the then-World Wrestling Federation Superstars went through most notably Stone Cold Steve Austin. The promo videos ended in February 2002. "My Sacrifice" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2003. This song was performed by Creed in the 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony. The song also appeared in a montage by ESPN showcasing the images of 2001.

Music video

The music video, directed by Dave Meyers, was the first video that Creed had complete creative control over. Parts of the music video were filmed just off Interstate 4's exit 48 for County Road 557 in Polk County, Florida. The rest of the video was filmed at Universal Studios Florida theme park. The New York-styled street outside the former Kongfrontation ride was filled with water for the video. The production of the video was featured on an episode of MTV's Making the Video.

Chart performance

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	11
Germany (Official German Charts)[2]	79
Ireland (IRMA)	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3]	44
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4]	16
Portugal (Portuguese Singles Chart)[5]	16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	92
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	18
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	4
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs	6
U.S. Billboard Active Rock	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	20

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Creed – My Sacrifice". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Musicline.de – Creed Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Creed – My Sacrifice" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
4. "Charts.org.nz – Creed – My Sacrifice". Top 40 Singles.
5. "Top40-charts.com". Retrieved November 24, 2015.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Creed – My Sacrifice". Swiss Singles Chart.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics