| Will You | |
| Cover: | pod_will_you.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | P.O.D. |
| Album: | Payable on Death |
| Released: | September 22, 2003 (rock radio) December 2003 (pop radio) |
| Recorded: | 2003 |
| Genre: | Alternative metal |
| Length: | 3:47 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Producer: | Howard Benson |
| Prev Title: | Sleeping Awake |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Change the World |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
"Will You" is a song by American Christian metal band P.O.D. and the lead single from their fifth studio album, Payable on Death. Released on September 22, 2003, the song charted at No. 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart on December 2 that year.
The band chose "Will You" as a lead single to demonstrate a new side both lyrically and musically as noted by MTV's Jon Wiederhorn:
"The surging rhythm and audible tension are instantly familiar, as is the bottom-heavy groove laid down by bassist Traa and drummer Wuv, but the technical guitar fills and rap-free vocals of Sonny Sandoval give the band a new vibe."[1]
"Will You" features lyrics of anxiety and desperation amidst a turbulent and potentially crumbling relationship. Sandoval explained the song's nature in an interview:
"We always said we wanted to do something like that, but it just kinda turned darker than your average 'I love you' type of song. It's about sticking with the one you love and putting up with that person and being there through thick and thin."[2]
Shot in September 2003 in Los Angeles, the music video was directed by Marc Webb who also directed P.O.D.'s previous video. "Will You" carries the Christian message of turning the other cheek and deals with the problems faced by four adolescents with little in common. A young preppy girl is pressured into sex before being comforted by a punk rock girl; an interracial couple is harassed at a party; and a youth deals with an alcoholic mother. This is accompanied by sped-up footage of P.O.D. performing the song in a vacant lot.[3]
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 61 | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 12 | |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 12 |