Silver and Cold

"Silver and Cold"
Single by AFI
from the album Sing the Sorrow
ReleasedNovember 11, 2003
Recorded2003
Genre
Length4:11
LabelDreamWorks
Songwriter(s)Hunter Burgan, Adam Carson, David Paden Marchand, Jade Puget
AFI singles chronology
"The Leaving Song Pt. II"
(2003) 		"Silver and Cold"
(2003) 		"Miss Murder"
(2006)

"Silver and Cold" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was the third single released from their sixth studio album Sing the Sorrow in 2003, reaching radio on November 11.[3] A music video was directed by John Hillcoat. It received moderate airplay, peaking at No. 7 on the Alternative Songs chart.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Silver and Cold" (Radio Edit) – 3:42
  2. "Silver and Cold" (Album Version) – 4:11

Music video

The music video for "Silver and Cold" was directed by John Hillcoat[5] and shot in Prague, Czech Republic.[6] The band came up with the concept for the video and director Hillcoat developed it.[6] It shows band members Jade Puget, Adam Carson, and Hunter Burgan rushing to stop the vocalist Davey Havok from committing suicide by jumping off of the Manes Bridge, but as they reach him, they die in a horrific car crash. Havok appears to walk away unharmed but you can see his arm pass through a bystander as if he is a ghost.

Chart positions

Chart Peak
position
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 39
Alternative Songs 7

References

  1. ^ "22 emo songs that helped you through your high-school breakup". Mashable. Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Andi Harrima (2022-10-31). "The 50 Best Goth Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  3. ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "Silver and Cold" on billboard.com
  5. ^ ""Silver and Cold"". VH1. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "To Tour Or Not To Tour (And Record) Will Be AFI's March Question". MTV. Jan 14, 2004. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013.