Before I Forget (song)
2005 single by Slipknot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Before I Forget" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released as the third single from the band's third studio album, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004). It was cited by AOL as the top metal song of the decade. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2006.
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"Before I Forget" | ||||
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Single by Slipknot | ||||
from the album Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) | ||||
Released | March 8, 2005 | |||
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Genre | Nu metal[1] | |||
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Label | Roadrunner | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Rick Rubin | |||
Slipknot singles chronology | ||||
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"Before I Forget" on YouTube | ||||
"Before I Forget" borrows elements from a much older Slipknot song "Carve", recorded before their self-titled album. The earliest version was in 1996 with Anders Colsefni on vocals. "Carve" was for the SR Demo 1997, referred to by fans as Crowz.
"It's about standing your ground and deciding to be a good person, no matter what people say," recalled singer Corey Taylor. "[Producer] Rick Rubin was convinced the chorus wouldn't work.[3] I told him he was crazy. Lo and behold, it's one of our biggest songs and we won a Grammy for it."[4]