Shock (Fear Factory song)

"Shock"
Single by Fear Factory
from the album Obsolete
Released 1998
Format CD
Genre Groove metal, industrial metal, nu metal, alternative metal
Length 4:50
Label Roadrunner
Producer(s) Rhys Fulber, Greg Reely, Fear Factory
Fear Factory singles chronology
"Dog Day Sunrise"
(1996)
"Shock"
(1998)
"Descent"
(1998)

"Shock" is a song by American heavy metal band Fear Factory. It was the lead single from their 1998 album Obsolete and the first track on the album. Its music was composed by guitarist Dino Cazares and drummer Raymond Herrera. The lyrics were written by vocalist Burton C. Bell. The introduction of a concept album, "Shock" introduces its protagonist, a political prisoner known only as Edgecrusher, who declares his personal mission to destroy the totalitarian society in which he lives.

The song was featured in the TV series Angel from season 2 episode 10 "Reunion".

It peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and No. 38 on Modern Rock Tracks.[1]

Track listing

  1. Shock - 4:50
  2. Shock (remix) - 4:50

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak positions
U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart 16
U.S. Modern Rock Chart 38

References

  1. "Fear Factory Billboard singles". Allmusic. Retrieved February 4, 2010.

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