Drown (Bring Me the Horizon song)

"Drown" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon released on 21 October 2014. Originally released as a stand-alone single, a remixed version features on the band's fifth studio album That's the Spirit and was released as the lead single.^{[citation needed]} The track, musically, marks a shift away from the band's previously established metalcore sound. Rather, it was described by critics as a pop punk-leaning^[2] emo^[3] and rock song,^[4] being the later showcased as arena rock.^[5] It is available to play in the music video game Guitar Hero Live, added on 12 January 2016.

"Drown"
Single by Bring Me the Horizon
from the album That's the Spirit
Released	21 October 2014 (2014-10-21)
Genre	Emo pop punk alternative rock^[1]
Length	3:41
Label	Epitaph Sony RCA Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Oliver Sykes Jordan Fish Lee Malia Matt Kean Matt Nicholls
Producer(s)	Jordan Fish Oliver Sykes
Bring Me the Horizon singles chronology
"Can You Feel My Heart" (2013) "Drown" (2014) "Happy Song" (2015)
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Music video
"Drown" on YouTube

It reached No. 17 in the UK, becoming the band's first top-20 single in their home country.

Promotion and release

The song was announced 13 October 2014 on the band's social media accounts.^[6] The song leaked on 21 October 2014 on YouTube by accident because of a mistake by Epitaph Records, the band's United States record label.^[7] It later premiered officially on BBC Radio 1 that same day. After it aired on BBC Radio 1, Oliver Sykes was interviewed by Zane Lowe.^[8] It had been reported that "Drown" would not appear on any studio album from the band.^[9] However, the song was later announced to be track 9 on the 2015 album That's the Spirit,^[10] albeit as a remixed version.

"Drown" was set to be released on iTunes on 7 December 2014. However, in early October, Oliver Sykes began teasing lyrics in the form of photos on Twitter. He also posted a message stating if "#DROWN" started trending on Twitter, they would release the song sooner.^[11] Drown was released on iTunes 3 November 2014.^[12][13] "Drown" was issued as a picture disc in the UK on 7 December. It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.^[14]

Later on 8 September 2015, the band performed an acoustic version of "Drown" which was alongside "Happy Song" and "Throne" part of a radio session set at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1 with Annie Mac.^[15] Furthermore, it was accompanied by a small group of violinists. On 25 December 2015, the band released the BBC Radio 1 acoustic performance of "Drown" as a standalone single.^[16]

Music video

The music video for the track was released on 21 October 2014 via their Vevo account. It features the band performing the track "rather rigidly", being described as "a far cry from their energetic live shows."^[17]

As of September 2023, the music video for "Drown" has over 130 million views on YouTube.^[18]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[19]

Bring Me the Horizon

• Oliver Sykes – lead vocals, production, composition, programming
• Lee Malia – guitars, composition
• Matt Kean – bass, composition
• Matt Nicholls – drums, composition
• Jordan Fish – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, percussion, backing vocals, production, composition, engineering

Additional personnel

• Al Groves – engineering
• Sam Winfield – engineering
• Nikos Goudinakis – assistant engineering
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Dan Lancaster – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Drown" Chart (2014–15) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[20] 27 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[21] 63 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[22] 30 Finland Download (Suomen virallinen lista)^[23] 23 Germany (Official German Charts)^[24] 90 Germany Rock Airplay (Official German Charts)^[25] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40)^[26] 38 Scotland (OCC)^[27] 11 UK Singles (OCC)^[28] 17 UK Rock & Metal (OCC)^[29] 1 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[30] 9 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[31] 11 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[32] 29

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Drown" Chart (2015) Position US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[33] 64

Certifications

Certifications for "Drown"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[34]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[35]	Gold	30,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[36]	Gold	400,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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