Seize the Day (song)

"Seize the Day" is a power ballad^[4] by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on July 11, 2006, as a promotional single for their third studio album, City of Evil.^[5] Additionally, the song was released on 27 July 2010, as a downloadable track for the video game Rock Band 2, along with "Nightmare" and "Scream".

"Seize the Day"
Single by Avenged Sevenfold
from the album City of Evil
Released	July 11, 2006^[1]
Recorded	January 1 – April 18, 2005^[2]^[3]
Studio	The Hobby Shop (Los Angeles) Ocean Way (Hollywood)
Genre	Hard rock, post-grunge
Length	5:35 4:45 (radio edit)
Label	Warner
Songwriter(s)	Avenged Sevenfold
Producer(s)	Andrew Murdock Avenged Sevenfold Fred Archambault
Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology
"Beast and the Harlot" (2006) "Seize the Day" (2006) "Walk" (2007)

Music video

The video depicts M. Shadows and then girlfriend (now wife) Valary laughing and shooting footage of each other- they are expecting a child. The rest of the band come to his house and pick him up so they can rob a liquor store. In the process, Shadows gets caught by the police while the others drive off, leaving him behind.^[6] He goes to jail, where after his wife comes to visit him. They get into a fight; while driving home his wife is hit by a van. A funeral scene follows, and her casket is lowered into the ground; Synyster Gates is shown playing the song's guitar solo on top of her casket. At the end of the video, Shadows is at her grave, with their son, who had survived the crash/ The rest of the band come over to him, Shadows picks up his son, and the group walk away.

The video was inspired by the video for Guns N' Roses' "November Rain". M. Shadows said, "It's not us driving around in cool cars and just chilling, you know? It has a story and Guns N' Roses did those videos the best. It wasn't about looking cool and being flashy, it was about being real and showing the scenario and being true to the video." The video was directed by Wayne Isham.^[6]

In 2007, the video won a Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for Best Video.^[7]

Track listing

Promotional CD^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Seize The Day (Radio Edit)"	4:45
2.	"Seize The Day (Album Version)"	5:32

Personnel

Personnel listing as adapted from album liner notes.^[9]

Avenged Sevenfold M. Shadows – lead vocals, backing vocals Zacky Vengeance – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, co-lead guitar, backing vocals, The Rev – drums, piano, backing vocals Synyster Gates – lead guitar, backing vocals Johnny Christ – bass, backing vocals Production Produced by Mudrock and Avenged Sevenfold, with additional production by Fred Archambault and Scott Gilman Mixed by Andy Wallace Pro Tools by John O'Mahony, assisted by Steve Sisco Mastered by Eddie Schreyer Additional vocal production by The Rev, Synyster Gates and M. Shadows Orchestration by Scott Gilman, The Rev, Synyster Gates and M. Shadows Drum tech – Mike Fasano Guitar tech – Stephen Ferrara-Grand

Orchestra Violinists – Samuel Fischer (soloist), Mark Robertson, Songa Lee-Kitto, Sam Formicola, Bruce Dukov, Alan Grunfeld, Larry Greenfield, Liane Mautner Violists – David Walther, Matthew Funes, Alma Fernandez Cellists – Victor Lawrence (soloist), David Low, David Mergen Choir Choir leader – Jeannine Wagner Choir performers – Zachary Biggs, Colton Beyer-Johnson, Josiah Yiu, Nathan Cruz, Stephen Cruz, C.J. Cruz, Sean Sullivan, Alan Hong, Nico Walsh, Sally Stevens

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks^[10]	17
US Active Rock (Billboard)^[11]	16
US Heritage Rock (Billboard)^[12]	29

References

1. . Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
2. . 2004-12-30. Archived from the original on December 30, 2004. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
3. . Avenged Sevenfold.com. 18 April 2005. Archived from the original on 25 April 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
4. SCHLEUTERMANN, MARCUS. "AVENGED SEVENFOLD City Of Evil" (in German). Rock Hard. Retrieved 26 October 2022. (The band) garnishes the choice with plenty of bombast and all kinds of metal kitsch - sleaze ballads ('Seize The Day')
5. A7X official site - Check for the band's biography and releases.
6. "AVENGED SEVENFOLD Borrows From GUNS N' ROSES For 'Seize The Day' Video". Blabbermouth. July 6, 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
7. "BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Booed at METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS". 12 June 2007.
8. "Avenged Sevenfold – Seize The Day". Discogs. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
9. City of Evil liner notes. Warner Bros. Records. 2005. pp. 4, 10, 11.
10. "Avenged Sevenfold Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
11. "Avenged Sevenfold Chart History (Active Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
12. "Avenged Sevenfold Chart History (Heritage Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

External links

• Seize the Day official music video on YouTube.com