A Warrior's Call

"A Warrior's Call"
"A Warrior's Call"
Single by Volbeat featuring Mikkel Kessler
from the album Beyond Hell/Above Heaven
Released	30 August 2011
Recorded	2009–2010
Length	4:20
Label	Vertigo (EU); Universal (EU);
Songwriter(s)	Michael Poulsen
Producer(s)	Jacob Hansen
Volbeat singles chronology

"A Warrior's Call" is a song by Danish rock band Volbeat and the ninth track from their fourth studio album, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven. It is dedicated to former professional boxer Mikkel Kessler who provides vocals on the track. It was released in 2011 as a single to active rock stations. The music video was directed by Matt Wignall, released in November 2011, and shows a rock concert and archive footage of Kessler.

In February 2012, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Active Rock chart.^[1]

This song is also the theme song of Bryce Kenny's Great Clips Mohawk Warrior Monster Truck that has been held in Monster Jam events since 2017.^{[citation needed]}

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[2]	21
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[3]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[4]	45

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[5]	Platinum	80,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[6]	Gold	45,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)^[8]	Platinum	8,000,000^†
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.