Drown (Theory of a Deadman song)

Drown is the lead single on Theory of a Deadman's fifth studio album Savages. The single was released on April 22, 2014.

"Drown"
Single by Theory of a Deadman
from the album Savages
Released	April 22, 2014
Genre	Hard rock,[1] alternative metal
Length	3:41
Label	Roadrunner 604
Songwriter(s)	Tyler Connolly Dave Brenner Dean Back
Producer(s)	Howard Benson
Theory of a Deadman singles chronology
"Gentleman" (2012) "Drown" (2014) "Savages" (2014)
Music video
"Drown" on YouTube

Composition

"Drown" is notably darker lyrically and in sound than most of the band's songs. Vocalist Tyler Connolly explains the song is about being alone and letting yourself be defeated or "washed away" rather than making the difficult stand to "rise to the surface."[1] The song is written in drop C tuning, and was noted by the Ultimate Guitar Team for its heavy bass riff.[2] Randy Shatkowski of Underground Pulse compared the instrumentation of "Drown" to Alice in Chains and also noted Connolly's vocals to be slightly similar to that of Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows.[3]

Chart positions

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[4]	7
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5]	43
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[6]	27

References

1. Lesas, Sylvie (April 22, 2014). "Theory Of A Deadman Release New Single Drown + Review". Evigshed Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
2. "Savages Review". Ultimate Guitar. August 1, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
3. Shatkowski, Randy (August 11, 2014). ""Savages" - Theory of a Deadman". Underground Pulse. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
4. "Theory of a Deadman Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
5. "Theory of a Deadman Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
6. "Theory of a Deadman Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2015.