Shockwave (song)

"Shockwave"
Single by Black Tide
from the album Light from Above
Released 2007
Format CD Single, Digital Download
Recorded 2007
Genre Heavy metal, speed metal
Length 3:36
Label Interscope
Writer(s) Gabriel Garcia, Alexander Nuñez, Raul Garcia Jr.
Producer(s) Johnny K
Black Tide singles chronology
"Shockwave"
(2008)
"Warriors of Time"
(2008)

"Shockwave" is a song by American heavy metal band Black Tide. It is credited to Gabriel Garcia, Alexander Nuñez and Raul Garcia Jr. It was the first track and first single from their 2008 debut album Light from Above. With the other two singles being "Warriors of Time" and "Shout. It was released before the album. Today it is one of the band's most famous songs and has been played live on almost all of the band's concerts, also it was performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on March 27, 2008. It charted only in the US at number #25. The CD Single was the band's first official release and is also known as the "Black Tide EP". The single version is a clean edit of the song, the word "fuck" that is mentioned in the chorus is removed.

Music Video

Two music videos were made for the song and both were aired on MTV2's Headbangers Ball.

In popular culture

Track listing

CD Single

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Shockwave"  Gabriel Garcia, Alexander Nuñez, Raul Garcia Jr 3:48
2. "Warriors of Time"  Gabriel Garcia 4:59
Total length:
8:47

Digital Single

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Shockwave"  Gabriel Garcia, Alexander Nuñez, Raul Garcia Jr. 3:23

Black Tide EP

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Shockwave"  Gabriel Garcia, Alexander Nuñez, Raul Garcia Jr 3:39
2. "Black Abyss"  Gabriel Garcia, Jason Suecof, Raul Garcia Jr 4:07
3. "Warriors of Time"  Gabriel Garcia 5:53
4. "Black Widow"  Gabriel Garcia, Jason Suecof 3:35
5. "Shockwave (Music Video)"  Gabriel Garcia, Alexander Nuñez, Raul Garcia Jr 3:48

Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 25

Personnel

References

  1. "Skate It and Skate 2 Soundtracks". About.com. 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CPrpHhtq5I

External links

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