"Paralyzer" is the first single from the Canadian rock band Finger Eleven's fourth album, Them vs. You vs. Me. It was released on March 1, 2007. Finger Eleven's frontman Scott Anderson has said that the single has a feel distinct from the rest of Finger Eleven's music, possessing more of a funk rock[1] or dance-rock[2] sound. However, the song has also been characterized as alternative rock.[3]
The song received high airplay in both the United States and Canada, and was performed live on the March 14, 2007 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and again ten months later on January 9, 2008, in a testament to the longevity of the single's success. The song has surpassed "One Thing" to be Finger Eleven's most successful single.
The single has three versions. One is the original CD version, while the other two are radio edit versions, in which the line containing the word "shitty" is either censored or replaced with "shady". The song alludes to the band's prior hit "One Thing" with the lyric "I should just stay home, if one thing really means one".
The song has been featured on the television series Gossip Girl and Greek. It is also a playable song in the rhythm game Rock Revolution by Konami; although the game's producers have stated that all songs will be covers, the song is one of two for which the game uses the original master recording (the other being "Given Up" by Linkin Park). The song is also a playable song in the rhythm game Band Hero by Activision. The song is also on the Rock Band Network, and was introduced as DLC into Rocksmith by Ubisoft. The song is also part of the third game in the Guitar Hero On Tour Series for the Nintendo DS, Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits.
The song is about feeling uncomfortable in a dance club.[5] Drummer Rich Beddoe said "It's something the whole band feels". He added,
You’re always the guy in the corner that feels awkward and just drinks too much and then says something stupid and goes home lonely. (laughs) We were all coming from that place, so when he [singer Scott Anderson] wrote that song, it was like, ‘Oh, man. It’s so cool that finally that’s being said.’ ... I don’t know if he had a particular experience about that or just it’s every fucking time you go to a bar that’s what happens. Obviously there is a big difference between like a pub and a club. We belong in a dirty little bar in the corner drinking. That’s our place – where we feel comfortable. A bunch of laser lights and girls dancing to Lil’ Wayne – we’re screwed.[5]
Music video
The video was released on YouTube. It starts with a man, walking, who begins to intersperse his steps with dance moves. He looks into windows and in the reflection, he sees himself with dancers around him, but when he turns he sees a woman. The two begin to dance with the symbolic dancers returning in greater numbers every time the chorus repeats. The video alternates between shots of the band playing on a rooftop that overlooks the dancers in a seemingly abandoned street.
The video reached number eight on VH1's weekly VSpot Top 20 Countdown. On the channel's year-end Top 40 Videos of 2007, it placed at number 23, despite only having spent (at the time) one week on its weekly Top 20 Countdown.
Chart performance
"Paralyzer" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number 97 in June 2007.[6] It proceeded to slowly gain in airplay and digital sales over the months. For the chart week of November 24, 2007 (over six months after the song was released), it became the band's first-career top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, rising from number 14 to number 10. The song then rose to peak at number six on the Hot 100 over a month later, for the chart week of January 5, 2008. The song became the band's first number one on the Mainstream Rock and Alternative charts. It also became their second top five song on the Alternative Chart after "One Thing", which had peaked at number five, and it later tied 30 Seconds to Mars "The Kill (Bury Me)" and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus "Face Down" for the record of spending the most weeks on that chart (52 weeks). The record has since been broken by Rise Against's "Savior". It also found great success on the Billboard Adult Top 40, eventually climbing peaking at number three, their second top three song on that chart after "One Thing", which had reached number two. It also hit number one on its recurrent chart. The song topped three million digital downloads in the United States in late December 2010,[7] and as of January 2015, the song has sold 3.4 million copies in the U.S.[8]
The track peaked at number 12 on the Australian Singles Chart based on downloads alone; an amazing achievement considering eighty percent of single sales come from physical releases. "Paralyzer" is one of the most successful hits for the band. At the end of the year, the single ranked number 58 for the year in Australia.
The single has been certified double platinum (2,457,058 downloads) by the RIAA.[9]
On the Canadian Singles Chart, the song became the band's second number one following 2003's "One Thing." It also did well on the Canadian Hot 100, reaching number three. The song later debuted at number 10 on the New Zealand RIANZ chart in February 2008, becoming the band's first charting song there. It climbed to number seven the following week.
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For other uses see Paralyzer disambiguation Paralyzer is the first single from the Canadian rock band Finger Eleven s fourth album Them vs You vs Me It was released on March 1 2007 Finger Eleven s frontman Scott Anderson has said that the single has a feel distinct from the rest of Finger Eleven s music possessing more of a funk rock 1 or dance rock 2 sound However the song has also been characterized as alternative rock 3 Paralyzer Single by Finger Elevenfrom the album Them vs You vs MeReleasedMarch 1 2007GenreAlternative rock funk rock dance rockLength3 28LabelWind upSongwriter s Scott Anderson Sean Anderson Rich Beddoe James Black Rick JackettProducer s Johnny KFinger Eleven singles chronology Thousand Mile Wish 2004 Paralyzer 2007 Falling On 2007 Music video Paralyzer The song received high airplay in both the United States and Canada and was performed live on the March 14 2007 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and again ten months later on January 9 2008 in a testament to the longevity of the single s success The song has surpassed One Thing to be Finger Eleven s most successful single The single has three versions One is the original CD version while the other two are radio edit versions in which the line containing the word shitty is either censored or replaced with shady The song alludes to the band s prior hit One Thing with the lyric I should just stay home if one thing really means one The style of the song has been compared to though inspired by Take Me Out a 2004 single by indie rock band Franz Ferdinand Finger Eleven occasionally performed Take Me Out during the middle of Paralyzer in live performances as a part of a medley along with Trampled Under Foot by Led Zeppelin and Another Brick in the Wall Part II by Pink Floyd 4 The song has been featured on the television series Gossip Girl and Greek It is also a playable song in the rhythm game Rock Revolution by Konami although the game s producers have stated that all songs will be covers the song is one of two for which the game uses the original master recording the other being Given Up by Linkin Park The song is also a playable song in the rhythm game Band Hero by Activision The song is also on the Rock Band Network and was introduced as DLC into Rocksmith by Ubisoft The song is also part of the third game in the Guitar Hero On Tour Series for the Nintendo DS Guitar Hero On Tour Modern Hits Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesBackground EditThe song is about feeling uncomfortable in a dance club 5 Drummer Rich Beddoe said It s something the whole band feels He added You re always the guy in the corner that feels awkward and just drinks too much and then says something stupid and goes home lonely laughs We were all coming from that place so when he singer Scott Anderson wrote that song it was like Oh man It s so cool that finally that s being said I don t know if he had a particular experience about that or just it s every fucking time you go to a bar that s what happens Obviously there is a big difference between like a pub and a club We belong in a dirty little bar in the corner drinking That s our place where we feel comfortable A bunch of laser lights and girls dancing to Lil Wayne we re screwed 5 Music video EditThe video was released on YouTube It starts with a man walking who begins to intersperse his steps with dance moves He looks into windows and in the reflection he sees himself with dancers around him but when he turns he sees a woman The two begin to dance with the symbolic dancers returning in greater numbers every time the chorus repeats The video alternates between shots of the band playing on a rooftop that overlooks the dancers in a seemingly abandoned street The video reached number eight on VH1 s weekly VSpot Top 20 Countdown On the channel s year end Top 40 Videos of 2007 it placed at number 23 despite only having spent at the time one week on its weekly Top 20 Countdown Chart performance Edit Paralyzer debuted on the U S Billboard Hot 100 at number 97 in June 2007 6 It proceeded to slowly gain in airplay and digital sales over the months For the chart week of November 24 2007 over six months after the song was released it became the band s first career top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 rising from number 14 to number 10 The song then rose to peak at number six on the Hot 100 over a month later for the chart week of January 5 2008 The song became the band s first number one on the Mainstream Rock and Alternative charts It also became their second top five song on the Alternative Chart after One Thing which had peaked at number five and it later tied 30 Seconds to Mars The Kill Bury Me and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Face Down for the record of spending the most weeks on that chart 52 weeks The record has since been broken by Rise Against s Savior It also found great success on the Billboard Adult Top 40 eventually climbing peaking at number three their second top three song on that chart after One Thing which had reached number two It also hit number one on its recurrent chart The song topped three million digital downloads in the United States in late December 2010 7 and as of January 2015 the song has sold 3 4 million copies in the U S 8 The track peaked at number 12 on the Australian Singles Chart based on downloads alone an amazing achievement considering eighty percent of single sales come from physical releases Paralyzer is one of the most successful hits for the band At the end of the year the single ranked number 58 for the year in Australia The single has been certified double platinum 2 457 058 downloads by the RIAA 9 On the Canadian Singles Chart the song became the band s second number one following 2003 s One Thing It also did well on the Canadian Hot 100 reaching number three The song later debuted at number 10 on the New Zealand RIANZ chart in February 2008 becoming the band s first charting song there It climbed to number seven the following week Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2007 2008 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 10 12Canada Canadian Hot 100 11 3Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 12 7Canada Hot AC Billboard 13 4Canada Rock Billboard 14 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 15 7US Billboard Hot 100 16 6US Adult Top 40 Billboard 17 3US Alternative Airplay Billboard 18 1US Mainstream Rock Billboard 19 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 20 5US Pop 100 Billboard 21 7 Year end charts Edit Chart 2007 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 22 98Chart 2008 PositionAustralia ARIA 23 58Canada Canadian Hot 100 24 64US Billboard Hot 100 25 25US Adult Top 40 Billboard 26 7US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 27 29Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 28 5 Platinum 400 000 Canada Music Canada 29 Ringtone Platinum 40 000 United States RIAA 30 2 Platinum 2 000 000 United States RIAA 31 Mastertone Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone 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