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"The Stage" | ||||
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Single by Avenged Sevenfold | ||||
from the album The Stage | ||||
Released | October 13, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Genre | Progressive metal | |||
Length | 8:32 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Avenged Sevenfold | |||
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Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology | ||||
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"The Stage" is a song by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. It was released on 13 October 2016, as the first single from their studio album of the same name.
"The Stage" is featured in the video game Rock Band 4's "More Metal Pack 01" downloadable content. The song was nominated at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for the "Best Rock Song" category.[1]
The official music video was released to YouTube on October 13, 2016. The video shows a puppet show, depicting humans throughout history killing each other, until the present day, which shows politicians as puppets pulling strings of the crowd. At the end of the video, a reaper-like creature is shown pulling the strings of politicians, and it presses a "reset button", going back to the beginning of mankind.
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Loudwire | 20 Best Metal Songs of 2016 | 2016 | 14[2]
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Loudwire | 10 Best Metal Videos of 2016 | 2016 | 3[3]
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Revolver Magazine | 30 Best Songs of 2016 | 2016 | 4[4]
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Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC)[5] | 83 |
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[6] | 78 |
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] | 77 |
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[8] | 7 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] | 7 |
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[10] | 41 |
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] | 10 |
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[12] | 24 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] | 4 |