Help (Papa Roach song) explained

Help
Type:single
Artist:Papa Roach
Album:Crooked Teeth
Recorded:2016
Genre:Hard rock[1]
Label:Eleven Seven
Prev Title:Gravity
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:American Dreams
Next Year:2017

"Help" is a single by American rock band Papa Roach, from their ninth studio album Crooked Teeth. It topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in April 2017 for six consecutive weeks.

Background

The song was first released as a single on February 17, 2017.[2] [3] The song was produced by Nicholas Furlong and Colin Brittain, two younger, up-and-coming music producers the band chose to work with, to help find a new sound that mixed their Infest-era sound with more modern music.[2] [4] A music video for the song was released on May 1, 2017.[5] Directed by Darren Craig, the video features the band performing and shows footage of unfortunate life events happening to a man wearing a bunny costume.[5]

Themes and composition

Lyrically, the song's message is centered around surviving mental health issues.[4] The song features bass-driven verses, followed by a wash of heavy guitar and synths in the chorus, with frontman Jacoby Shaddix's recurring line in the chorus singing "I think I need help / I’m drowning in myself".[4] Rock Sound described the song as "infectious, emotional...powerful...a cry for help in musical form".[6] Shaddix described the song:

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[8] 45
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[9] 42

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rockest Record: Papa Roach - Help, Greg Puciato drops in, Rock Show with Daniel P Carter - BBC Radio 1. BBC. June 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180831030544/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04tf5w6. August 31, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: New Song Premiere: PAPA ROACH's 'Help'. February 17, 2017. blabbermouth.net. June 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170617051633/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/new-song-premiere-papa-roach-help. June 17, 2017. live. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Listen to Papa Roach's blistering new single, "Help" - News - Alternative Press. Alternative Press. June 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170529140020/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/listen_to_papa_roachs_blistering_new_singe_help. May 29, 2017. live. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: Papa Roach Unleash Catchy, Cathartic New Song 'Help'. Loudwire. June 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028032403/http://loudwire.com/papa-roach-new-song-help/. October 28, 2017. live. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: Papa Roach Soundtrack Bunny's Bad Day in 'Help' Video. Loudwire. June 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710132424/http://loudwire.com/papa-roach-help-video/. July 10, 2017. live. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: Listen To A New Papa Roach Song - News - Rock Sound Magazine. Rock Sound Magazine. June 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170221102741/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/listen-to-a-new-papa-roach-song. February 21, 2017. live. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock. hitparada.ifpicr.cz. December 14, 2022. select "Top 20 Modern Rock" into the search box, then select "201725".
  8. Web site: Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. May 20, 2020.
  9. Web site: Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017. Billboard. January 21, 2022.

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