Re-Align Explained

Re-Align
Cover:ReAlign.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Godsmack
Album:Faceless
Released:March 16, 2004
Studio:Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
Genre:Alternative metal
Length:4:21 (album version)
Label:Universal
Producer:David Bottrill, Sully Erna
Prev Title:Serenity
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Running Blind
Next Year:2004

"Re-Align" is a single by the rock band Godsmack. It reached number three on the Mainstream Rock chart and number twenty eight on the Modern Rock chart in the United States.[1] The single was released in its album form, but was also used to promote upcoming-at-the-time acoustic EP The Other Side.

Song meaning

According to Sully Erna, the song is about how every time he tours to New Orleans with Godsmack, he gets sick. Erna attributes this to having been killed in New Orleans in a previous life and being haunted by "evil spirits" every time he visits New Orleans.[2]

Versions

There are two versions of "Re-Align". The original version appeared on Godsmack's third studio album, Faceless.[3] The second version, which is an acoustic recording, appeared on The Other Side EP.[4] Although the two versions have a similar sound, the acoustic version runs for 4:23, three seconds longer than the original version. The acoustic version is, naturally, a bit softer.

Chart positions

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks3
US Modern Rock Tracks28

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=godsmack|chart=all}} Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Godsmack ]. 2007-11-11 . 2009-01-21 . Billboard 200.
  2. Web site: Sully Erna - Biography . 2009-01-26 . IMDB.com.
  3. Web site: Godsmack: Faceless Track Listing Unveiled . 2009-01-05 . 2003-02-01 . Blabbermouth.Net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090924105717/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=9371 . 2009-09-24 .
  4. Web site: The Official Community of Godsmack. 2009-01-26. Godsmack.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220170621/http://www.godsmack.com/music/discography/cd/GOD_AlbumDetails.aspx?albumid=df4ee08b-675f-4a80-98b3-81d9468ee206. 2009-02-20.