Bad Magick

2001 single by Godsmack

This article is about the Godsmack song. For other uses, see Bad magic (disambiguation).

"Bad Magick"

Single by Godsmack
from the album  Awake
Released| February 22, 2001
Studio| River's Edge Productions Inc., Haverhill, Massachusetts
Genre| Nu metal
Length|

* 4:17 (album version)
* 3:36 (radio edit)

Label| Republic/Universal
Songwriter(s)| Sully Erna
Producer(s)|

* Sully Erna
* Andrew Murdock

Godsmack singles chronology
| "Awake"
(2000)  | "Bad Magick"
(2001)  | "Greed"
(2001)

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"Bad Magick" is a song by American rock band Godsmack, released in February 2001. It is featured on their second studio album, Awake, and is the only single by the band that's not included in their compilation album Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack (2007).

## Music video

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Godsmack started working on the video with director Troy Smith in Portland, Maine, on September 10, 2001 and planned to finish the outdoor shots the next day and the arena shots at a concert, but the events of September 11 put a halt to the band's plans. The video was set to feature the band playing at a cookout in front of a handful of apathetic crowd members and one Godsmack fanatic, who tries to rally the rest of the audience. As the enthused fan watches the performance, he imagines the band performing in huge arenas. The live performance segments were delayed when the band's shows were cancelled after September 11.[1] Ultimately, Godsmack released the music video 23 years later, on May 30, 2024.[2]

## Trivia

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The song is featured in the 2002 compilation Wired-up.

## Chart positions

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Singles U.S. Billboard

Year  | Chart  | Position

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2001  | Mainstream Rock Tracks  | 12
Modern Rock Tracks  | 28

## Personnel

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* Sully Erna – vocals, rhythm guitar, drums, producer
* Tony Rombola – lead guitars, additional vocals
* Robbie Merrill – bass
* Mudrock – producer

## References

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1. ^ GODSMACK HOPE TO PLAY TO APATHETIC CROWD AT BACKYARD COOKOUT[dead link]
2. ^ Godsmack Share High Definition Video Of Classic Single ‘Bad Magick’

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* Sully Erna
* Robbie Merrill

* Lee Richards
* Joe D'Arco
* Tony Rombola
* Tommy Stewart
* Shannon Larkin

Studio albums|

* All Wound Up... (1997)
* Godsmack (1998)
* Awake (2000)
* Faceless (2003)
* IV (2006)
* The Oracle (2010)
* 1000hp (2014)
* When Legends Rise (2018)
* Lighting Up the Sky (2023)

Extended plays|

* The Other Side (2004)

Live albums|

* Live & Inspired (2012)

Compilations|

* Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack (2007)

Videos|

* Live (2001)
* Smack This! (2002)
* Changes (2004)

Singles|

* "Whatever"
* "Keep Away"
* "Voodoo"
* "Bad Religion"
* "Awake"
* "Bad Magick"
* "Greed"
* "I Stand Alone"
* "Straight Out of Line"
* "Serenity"
* "Re-Align"
* "Running Blind"
* "Touché"
* "Speak"
* "Shine Down"
* "The Enemy"
* "Good Times Bad Times"
* "Whiskey Hangover"
* "Cryin' Like a Bitch"
* "Love-Hate-Sex-Pain"
* "Saints and Sinners"
* "1000hp"
* "Something Different"
* "Inside Yourself"
* "Come Together"
* "Bulletproof"
* "When Legends Rise"
* "Under Your Scars"
* "Unforgettable"
* "Surrender"

Other songs|

* "Vampires"
* "Sick of Life"
* "Releasing the Demons"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Avalon
* Sinner's Prayer
* Another Animal
* The Apocalypse Blues Revival
* Rockin' the Corps

* Category:Godsmack

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* MusicBrainz release group

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