When Worlds Collide (Powerman 5000 song)

"When Worlds Collide" is a song by the band Powerman 5000 from their album Tonight the Stars Revolt!. The song is virtually always the last song to be played at concerts . It is one of the band's most well-known songs and has been used in the video games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw, and in the 2000 film Little Nicky. It is also used as the entrance music for Purdue Boilermakers home college football games played at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. Spider One has stated that the song is about social classes. In 2016 the band accused Square Enix of stealing the song for use in their popular MMO Final Fantasy XIV.^[2]

Music and lyrics

The song talks about being self-strong, not giving up. The song begins and concludes with heavier segments with screamed vocals, while its middle section is more atmospheric and melodic.

Track listing

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When Worlds Collide"	2:57

Cassette single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When Worlds Collide"
2.	"The Son of X-51"

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks^[3]	16
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[3]	18

References

↑ "26 Nu Metal Workout Songs". Bodybuilding.com. May 28th, 2015. Retrieved on September 8th, 2015
↑ https://www.facebook.com/officialpowerman5000/posts/1163822686963071
1 2 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved January 1, 2010)

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Powerman 5000

Spider One X51 Zer0 Sci55ors Dj Rattan Johnny Rock Heatley Terry Corso Adam 12 Evan Rodaniche M.33 Al 3 Dorian 27 Jordan Cohen Lamar Louder Adrian Ost

Studio albums	The Blood-Splat Rating System (1995) Tonight the Stars Revolt! (1999) Anyone for Doomsday? (2001) Transform (2003) Destroy What You Enjoy (2006) Somewhere on the Other Side of Nowhere (2009) Copies Clones & Replicants (2011) Builders of the Future (2014)

Extended plays	True Force (1994) The Korea EP (2005)

Compilations	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Vol. 1 (2003)

Singles	"When Worlds Collide" "Nobody's Real" "Bombshell" "Danger is Go!" "Relax" "Free" "Action" "Super Villain" "V Is for Vampire" "Show Me What You Got' "Time Bomb, Baby" "How to Be a Human"

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Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago Illinois (Purdue Cannon) Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket) Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy)

Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band "When Worlds Collide (Powerman 5000 song)"

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