Greed (song)

2001 single by Godsmack

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"Greed"

Single by Godsmack
from the album  Awake
Released| May 22, 2001
Recorded| 2000
Length| 3:29
Label| Republic/Universal
Songwriter(s)| Sully Erna
Producer(s)|

* Sully Erna
* Mudrock

Godsmack singles chronology
| "Bad Magick"
(2001)  | "Greed"
(2001)  | "I Stand Alone"
(2002)

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"Greed" is a song by the band Godsmack. It served as the third and final single from their second album, Awake, released in 2001.

## Music video

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A video was produced for "Greed." The woman seen on the album cover of Godsmack's self-titled debut makes a brief cameo at the very beginning of the video. Erna described in a Fuse TV interview the difficulty they had in tracking her down for the role.

"Greed" has the band living in a rundown apartment owned by a rich, unsympathetic landlord. The group finally has enough of their poor living conditions and tramples the landlord at the end of the video, leaving him in a humorous slump in his underwear. The video frequently cuts between the story aspect to band performance, featuring the group dressing in black and silver, performing in a spacious silver room with the Godsmack logo imprinted on the floor.

The video for "Greed" is rather unusual for Godsmack in that it follows an actual story rather than loosely connected elements and aesthetics. Also of note is its lighter, somewhat humorous nature compared to previous Godsmack videos. Erna stated that it was their attempt at fitting in with the more mainstream music video crowd and that he was not pleased with it.

## Chart positions

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Singles U.S. Billboard

Year  | Chart  | Position

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2001  | Mainstream Rock Tracks  | 3
Modern Rock Tracks  | 28
Billboard Hot 100  | 123

## External links

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* "Greed" Official music video on YouTube

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Godsmack

* Sully Erna
* Robbie Merrill
* Tony Rombola
* Shannon Larkin

* Lee Richards
* Joe D'Arco
* Tommy Stewart

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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