Becoming the Bull explained

Becoming the Bull
Cover:atreyu_becoming_the_bull.png
Type:single
Artist:Atreyu
Album:Lead Sails Paper Anchor
Released:July 24, 2007
Genre:Alternative metal, hard rock
Length:3:45
Label:Hollywood
Producer:John Feldmann
Prev Title:The Theft
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Doomsday
Next Year:2007

Becoming the Bull is the 4th track and first single on Atreyu's 4th album Lead Sails Paper Anchor. It is their second highest-charted single to date on Modern Rock Format (#5 on the Mainstream Rock Chart and #11 on the Modern Rock Chart), surpassing Ex's and Oh's. Additionally, the song was featured in the EA Sports American football video game Madden NFL 08, where it was incorrectly listed as being called "Becoming".[1]

The band shot the video with acclaimed director Kevin Kerslake.[2] The video was released on MySpace Music on August 16, 2007.It can also be found on YouTube.[3] The song itself was used to promote UFC commercials on Spike.

Background

The song has been released by Atreyu in a computer game where players have 20 sound clips and must put them in order in the fastest time. Atreyu made the game a contest where the contestant with the fastest time by August 6, 2007, would win a signed guitar, a phone call from the band, a copy of the CD before it was in stores, and a free membership to Atreyu's exclusive fan club. The top 10 runners-up were given a copy of the CD before it was in stores, and a free membership to Atreyu's exclusive fan club.

Atreyu has since made the single available on their MySpace[4] page.

Track listing

  1. "Becoming the Bull"
  2. "Can't Happen Here (Demo)"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madden 08 drafts song list. 2007-06-29. GameSpot. 2007-07-01. Magrino, Tom. https://web.archive.org/web/20070711181053/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6173374.html. 11 July 2007 . live.
  2. Web site: Video Static: Music Video News: July 8, 2007 - July 14, 2007 . July 12, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070716175337/http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2007/week28/index.html#entry-36376738 . July 16, 2007 . dead .
  3. Web site: YouTube Video. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/qYbq97RjEFw . 2021-12-21 . live. 2009-05-03. 2010-04-11.
  4. Web site: ATREYU on MySpace.