Determined (song)

"Determined"
Single by Mudvayne
from the album Lost and Found
ReleasedJanuary 2005
Recorded2004
StudioThe Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, U.S.[1][2]
GenreThrash metal[3]
Length2:40
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dave Fortman[2]
Mudvayne singles chronology
"World So Cold"
(2003) 		"Determined"
(2005) 		"Happy?"
(2005)

"Determined" is a song by American metal band Mudvayne and the first single from their 2005 album Lost and Found.

Music

The song contains elements of thrash metal[3] and hardcore punk.[4]

The single resulted in the bands first Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.

Music video

The music video for "Determined" shows the band playing the song in front of a large group of moshing fans. It was recorded in New York City.[5]

Appearances in other media

The censored version of the song is featured in the soundtrack to Need for Speed: Underground 2.[5][6]

Live performance

Mudvayne performed the song live for the first time in early 2005 during a small clubs tour.[7] It has since become a regular part of the band's setlist.

Reception

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic called the song "one of Mudvayne's all-time strongest tracks".[3] It also received praise from The Baltimore Sun.[8]

The song was nominated at the 2006 Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance but lost to Slipknot's "Before I Forget".[9]

Trivia

As seen in the studio recording, the song was originally titled "Fucking Determined", as seen on a lyric sheet.

Sources

  1. ^ "Mudvayne: 'Fall Into Sleep' Video Online | News @". Ultimate-guitar.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  2. ^ a b "Mudvayne". 2004-06-18. Archived from the original on 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2013-04-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b c Loftus, Johnny. "Lost and Found - Mudvayne : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  4. ^ Mudvayne at the Marquee Ed Masley. AZ Central. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Mudvayne Featured On Need for Speed Underground 2 - in Metal News". Metal Underground.com. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  6. ^ GameZone. "Mudvayne "Determined" Against Xbox Ga..." GameZone. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
  7. ^ MUDVAYNE BRINGS ITS METAL TO SMALL CLUBS(subscription required)
  8. ^ Mudvayne gets down to bare essentials(subscription required)
  9. ^ "MUDVAYNE Members Feel Like 'Fish Out Of Water' At GRAMMYS". Blabbermouth.Net. Retrieved 2013-02-27.


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