Amen (Kid Rock song) explained

Amen
Type:single
Artist:Kid Rock
Album:Rock N Roll Jesus
Released:November 5, 2007
Studio:Allen Roadhouse
Genre:Rock
Length:4:40
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Kid Rock with Rob Cavallo
Prev Title:Rock Star
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:All Summer Long
Next Year:2008

"Amen" is the second single from American singer Kid Rock's album Rock n Roll Jesus.[1] Kid Rock says that this is the greatest song he has ever written.[2] The acoustic guitar intro samples the Bob Seger song "You'll Accomp'ny Me". It is an acoustic arranged song that touches on such subjects as poverty, war, race relations, corrupt politicians and hypocritical pastors. The song features the gospel choir, The Fisk Jubilee Singers. It was released to radio November 5, 2007. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Photographer David Tunnley, who has a Pulitzer Prize to his credit, directed the music video.

Music video

There were two music videos made; the first one was done by a fan, Robert Hamilton (also known as ChicagoTransAm on YouTube) and he was then asked by the producers from RefusedTV/SargantHouse for input on the final video. Contrary to popular belief, there was only one official video ever produced. The earlier was just a concept from Hamilton which was then used as the general statement the official video would portray.

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks11
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks27

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kid Rock's Official Website. 2007-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20071020115050/http://www.kidrock.com/news.php. 20 October 2007. dead.
  2. Web site: Kid Rock interview with Skyroo.com. 2007-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011005117/http://skyroo.com/kidrock/. 11 October 2007 . live.