Bring 'Em Down

"Bring 'Em Down"
Single by Lostprophets
from the album Weapons
Released23 March 2012[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:09 (album version)
  • 3:30 (radio edit)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ken Andrews[3]
Lostprophets singles chronology
"For He's a Jolly Good Felon"
(2010) 		"Bring 'Em Down"
(2012) 		"We Bring an Arsenal"
(2012)

"Bring 'Em Down" is the first single from Weapons, the fifth studio album by Welsh rock band Lostprophets released on 23 March 2012.[1] It was first played live on 11 August 2011 at O2 Academy Oxford, England.[4] It made its first radio airplay on 6 February 2012.[5] The song impacted US radio on 5 June 2012.[6]

Music video

The video for "Bring 'Em Down" was released on 9 March 2012.[7] The behind the scenes footage was released on 23 March.[8]

The video features Ian Watkins in what is believed to be a hostage situation. The people who have him hostage brutally beat him down continually. As this is happening, the rest of the band members are on a search for rescue of Watkins. They also secretly send off a smokebomb-like device. Reaching Watkins eventually, they take on revenge, as the smokebomb goes off. The video ends with the band victorious and successfully rescuing him. This is the first Lostprophets video not to feature them performing.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ian Watkins; all music is composed by Lostprophets

Digital Download Single
No.TitleLength
1."Bring 'Em Down" (album version)4:09
2."Better Off Dead"3:37

Chart positions

Chart Peak
UK Singles Chart 160
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[9] 5
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 39

Personnel

Lostprophets

Along with We Bring an Arsenal, the song was featured on the soundtrack of Forza Horizon.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b ""Bring 'Em Down" digital download". iTunes. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Lostprophets, 'Bring 'Em Down' – Song Review". Loudwire.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-01-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/lostprophets/2011/o2-academy-oxford-oxford-england-43d08773.html Lostprophets debuts NEW song "Bring Em' Down"
  5. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/zanelowe/ "Bring Em' Down" debuts radio airplay.
  6. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. May 29, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Lostprophets release video for "Bring 'Em Down"". Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  8. ^ ""Bring 'Em Down" behind the seances footage". NME. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  10. ^ Nick; Swanie_At_School; Schneider, Peer; Moreupdated, +5 9k (2012-09-25). "Soundtrack – Forza Horizon Guide". IGN. Retrieved 2024-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)