| What Drives the Weak | |
| Cover: | What_Drives_the_Weak.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Shadows Fall |
| Album: | The War Within |
| Released: | March 22, 2005 |
| Recorded: | April – May 2004 |
| Studio: | Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA |
| Length: | 4:44 (album version) 4:09 (edit) |
| Label: | Century Media |
| Producer: | Chris "Zeuss" Harris, Shadows Fall |
| Prev Title: | Destroyer of Senses |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Inspiration on Demand |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
"What Drives the Weak" is the second single by Shadows Fall from their album The War Within. The song peaked at no. 38 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[1]
The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to "Before I Forget" by Slipknot.[2] [3]
The song's music video was directed by Zach Merck.[4]
The video shows the band performing the song in a house inhabited by bikers. The video is inter-cut with shots of vocalist Brian Fair wandering around the house and encountering weird happenings while the other members interact with the bikers.[5]