Re-Align

For other uses, see Realignment.
"Re-Align"
Single by Godsmack
from the album Faceless
ReleasedMarch 16, 2004
StudioHit Factory Criteria (Miami)
GenreAlternative metal
Length4:21 (album version)
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)Sully Erna
Producer(s)David Bottrill, Sully Erna
Godsmack singles chronology
"Serenity"
(2003) 		"Re-Align"
(2004) 		"Running Blind"
(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 Tracks 3
US Modern Rock Tracks 28

References

  1. ^ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Godsmack". Billboard 200. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  2. ^ "Sully Erna - Biography". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  3. ^ "Godsmack: Faceless Track Listing Unveiled". Blabbermouth.Net. 2003-02-01. Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  4. ^ "The Official Community of Godsmack". Godsmack.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-01-26.