Suffocate (Knocked Loose song)

"Suffocate"
Single by Knocked Loose featuring Poppy
from the album You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
ReleasedApril 23, 2024
Length2:44
LabelPure Noise
Songwriter(s)
  • Bryan Garris
  • Isaac Hale
  • Kevin Kaine
  • Kevin Otten
  • Nickolas Calderon
Producer(s)Drew Fulk
Knocked Loose singles chronology
"Don't Reach for Me"
(2024) 		"Suffocate"
(2024)
Poppy singles chronology
"V.A.N"
(2024) 		"Suffocate"
(2024) 		"New Way Out"
(2024)
Music video
"Suffocate" on YouTube

"Suffocate" is a song recorded by American hardcore punk band Knocked Loose, featuring guest vocals from American singer Poppy. It was released on April 23, 2024, through Pure Noise Records. It served as the third single from the band's third studio album, You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To (2024). The song received a Grammy nomination in the Best Metal Performance category.

Background

The collaboration emerged after Poppy reached out to the band's vocalist Bryan Garris, expressing her interest in working together.[1]

Accolades

"Suffocate" is nominated at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in the category of Best Metal Performance, becoming Knocked Loose's first nomination. It also became Poppy's second nomination in the same category, after 2019's "Bloodmoney".[2][3][4] "Suffocate" entered Spotify's Viral 50 charts, peaking at number 10.[5] It charted on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, peaking at number 50.[6] The band performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! along with Poppy on November 27, 2024.[7]

Critics' year-end rankings of "Suffocate”
Publication List Rank Ref.
NME The 50 Best Songs of 2024 17 [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Suffocate"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 50

References

  1. ^ Slingerland, Calum (April 23, 2024). "Knocked Loose and Poppy Take Our Breath Away with "Suffocate"". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Atkinson, Katie (November 8, 2024). "Grammy Nominations 2025: See the Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (November 8, 2024). "First-Time Grammy Nominees Include Chappell Roan, Waxahatchee, Knocked Loose, & More". Stereogum. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Isabella Gomez Sarmiento (November 8, 2024). "2025 Grammy nominations: The complete list". NPR. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  5. ^ DiVita, Joe (May 15, 2024). "Knocked Loose Are a Lot Higher on Spotify's Viral 50 Chart Than Taylor Swift". Loudwire. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Top Rock Songs | Alternative Rock Music Songs". Billboard. May 11, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Renshaw, David (November 27, 2024). "Watch Knocked Loose's crushingly heavy Jimmy Kimmel Live! performance". The Fader. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  8. ^ Abby Webster, Alex Flood, Alex Rigotti, Andrew Trendell, Ben Jolley, Crystal Bell, Damian Jones, Daniel Peters, Emma Wilkes, Fred Garratt-Stanley, Gladys Yeo, Hannah Mylrea, Karen Gwee, Kristen S. He, Kyann-Sian Williams, Laura Molloy, Liberty Dunworth, Nick Levine, Rhian Daly, Seth Pereira, Surej Singh and Ziwei Puah (December 2, 2024). "The 50 Best Songs of 2024". NME. Retrieved December 2, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)