Take My Scars

"Take My Scars"
Single by Machine Head
from the album The More Things Change...
Released	November 24, 1997
Studio	The Plant (Sausalito) Hyde Street (San Francisco)
Genre	Groove metal
Length	4:24
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Adam Duce, Robb Flynn, Dave McClain, and Logan Mader
Producer(s)	Colin Richardson
Machine Head singles chronology
"Ten Ton Hammer" (1997) "Take My Scars" (1997) "From This Day" (1999)

"Take My Scars" is a song by American heavy metal band Machine Head from the album The More Things Change.... It was released as a single on November 24, 1997 and is also available on the band's live album Hellalive. The song is sung from the viewpoint of the Devil.

"Take My Scars" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2000 film Faust: Love of the Damned.

Track listing

Digipack version

1. "Take My Scars" – 4:21
2. "Negative Creep" (Nirvana cover) – 2:40
3. "Ten Ton Hammer" (Demo version) – 5:01
4. "Struck a Nerve" (Demo version) – 3:35

Slimcase version

1. "Take My Scars" – 4:21
2. "Negative Creep" (Nirvana cover) – 2:40
3. "Take My Scars" (Live) – 4:24
4. "Blood for Blood" (Live) – 3:55

Japanese EP version

1. "Take My Scars" – 5:24
2. "Negative Creep" (Nirvana Cover) – 2:40
3. "Ten Ton Hammer" (Demo version) – 4:55
4. "Struck a Nerve" (Demo version) – 3:35
5. "Take My Scars" (Live) – 4:26
6. "Struck a Nerve" (Live) – 4:10
7. "A Thousand Lies" (Live) – 7:14
8. "Blood for Blood" (Live) – 4:14
9. "Violate" (Live) – 7:31

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)[1]	66
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	73
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[3]	2

References

1. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
3. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2021.