Road of Resistance

"Road of Resistance"
Single by Babymetal
from the album Babymetal
and Metal Resistance
Released February 1, 2015 (2015-02-01)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 5:19
Label
Writer(s)
  • Kitsune of Metal God
  • Mk-metal
  • Kxbxmetal
  • Mish-Mosh
  • Norimetal
  • Kyt-metal
Producer(s) Kyōtō
Babymetal singles chronology
"Megitsune"
(2013)		 "Road of Resistance"
(2015)		 "Gimme Chocolate!!"
(2015)
Music video
Babymetal "Road of Resistance" (Live in Japan) - YouTube

"Road of Resistance" is a song by the band Babymetal. The song was released in Japan as a digital single on February 1, 2015, serving as the lead single off the international re-release of the album Babymetal, as well the opening track from Metal Resistance.

Background

The song premiered at a concert as part of Babymetal's Back to the USA / UK Tour 2014 at O2 Academy, Brixton. The song was dubbed "The One" by fans, after the final lines of narration preceding the performance.[1] However, that title would later be used for another song on the band's second album.

The song was first released as a digital bonus track off the live album Live at Budokan: Red Night before becoming a dedicated digital single. The track features DragonForce members Herman Li and Sam Totman who collaborated on the track,[2] although they hold no writing credits and are uncredited in various regions of the re-release of the album Babymetal, on which the song appears as a bonus track.[3] The song is also set to appear as the first track on sophomore effort Metal Resistance.

Executive producer Kobametal described the band's collaboration with Li and Totman: "We thought of doing something with them when we did our demo for Road To Resistance. We offered them to join us and they accepted! The recording session with them was wonderful and they really kept to their unique style too. [...] We get on very well."[4] Yuimetal stated in an interview with Metal Hammer that "Road of Resistance" is her favorite song from Metal Resistance, explaining that it "has been performed at so many concerts, so a lot of memories are jam-packed. The lyrics are positive, the sound is so cool, and [the] dance is so powerful."[5]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Road of Resistance"   5:19

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard World Digital Songs[6] 22

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Japan February 1, 2015 Digital download
  • BMD Fox Records
  • Toy's Factory
Worldwide Toy's Factory

Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2015 "Road of Resistance" Loudwire 5th Annual Music Awards — Best Metal Song of 2015[7] Won

References

  1. ↑ "Babymetal Performs New Song 'The One' In London (Video) - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. November 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Babymetal's New Song 'Road Of Resistance' Featuring DragonForce Members: Audio Preview". Blabbermouth.net. June 22, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ "iTunes - Music - BABYMETAL by BABYMETAL". iTunes UK. Apple Inc. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ Rob Lewis. "SFTW talks to Babymetal". The Sun. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  5. ↑ "Babymetal choose their favourite songs from Metal Resistance - Feature - Metal Hammer". Metal Hammer. March 31, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "World Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2015. (by subscription)
  7. ↑ "Best Metal Song of 2015 - 5th Annual Loudwire Music Awards". Loudwire. October 29, 2015.

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