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"Burn It Down"
Single by Avenged Sevenfold
from the album City of Evil
ReleasedJune 2, 2005[1]
RecordedJanuary 1 – February 2005[2][3]
Studio
  • The Hobby Shop (Los Angeles)
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
Genre
Length
  • 5:00
LabelWarner
Songwriter(s)Avenged Sevenfold
Producer(s)
Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology
"Unholy Confessions"
(2004) 		"Burn It Down"
(2005) 		"Bat Country"
(2005)

"Burn It Down" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released as the lead single from their third album, City of Evil, on June 5, 2005.

Background

"Burn It Down" was the first track written for "City of Evil".[5] The song was released as the lead single from the album, but was received poorly by fans.[6]

Live

"Burn It Down" has been played 182 times live.[7] The song made its live debut on May 4th, 2005.[8] A live performance of the song was used for a music video.[9] The video was directed by Nick Wickham.[10][11]

Track listing

CD[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Burn It Down"4:59
2."Syn's Solo (Live)"2:23

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[13] 92
UK Rock[14] 7

Personnel

Personnel listing as adapted from album liner notes.[15]

References

  1. ^ Burn It Down - Single by Avenged Sevenfold on iTunes, retrieved July 12, 2019
  2. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold website". 2004-12-30. Archived from the original on December 30, 2004. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  3. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold website". 2005-02-13. Archived from the original on February 13, 2005. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  4. ^ "The 20 greatest Avenged Sevenfold songs – ranked". Kerrang. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold Presents Breakdown: Bat Country - Part 01 of 02". Youtube. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ Epstein, Dan. "AVENGED SEVENFOLD LOOK BACK ON 'CITY OF EVIL': INSPIRATION, BACKLASH, BREAKTHROUGH". Revolver Mag. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Burn It Down performed by Avenged Sevenfold". Setlist.FM. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold at Music Box at the Fonda, Los Angeles, CA, USA". Setlist.FM. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold: Burn It Down: Music Video". CMT. April 29, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "Burn It Down - Regular Version (2005)". IMVDB. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold: Burn It Down". IMDB. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Avenged Sevenfold – Burn It Down". discogs. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  13. ^ "AVENGED SEVENFOLD". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  15. ^ City of Evil liner notes. Warner Bros. Records. 2005. pp. 4, 10, 11.
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