Wrong Side of Heaven

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This article is about the Five Finger Death Punch song. For the albums, see The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 and The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2.
"Wrong Side of Heaven"
Song by Five Finger Death Punch
from the album The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1
ReleasedAugust 11, 2014
Format
Genre
Length4:31[1]
LabelProspect Park
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kevin Churko

"Wrong Side of Heaven" is a single by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch from their fourth studio album, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1. It is the third single from the album, and is the nineteenth single overall from the band, which was released on August 11, 2014.[2][3]

Background

To add to the contributions made by the band through their numerous military concerts, the ensemble wanted to create a music video in order to assist vagrant veterans of the armed forces by publicly portraying the consequences of post-traumatic stress disorder on wounded warriors. Additionally, the group created a "No One Gets Left Behind" jersey to be funded via an Indiegogo crowd funding campaign to assist the organizations mentioned in the video.[4] They also requested that the family and friends of deceased military veterans provide dog tags to assist in the preparation of a memorial wall to accompany the band in late 2014. It is proposed that the wall eventually will be placed in a museum to honor those who served.

The music video, as is common for the genre today, show the voice of the lead singer speaking through a number of other people's mouths. This depicting of possession is consistent with other modern art pieces including Fallen and Joan of Arcadia. The pattern as well as the lack of discussion of the trend is noteworthy in light of a large number of people complaining of experiencing similar phenomenon, these mental health issues have been highlighted in recent stories of Wired[5] and the New York Times[6] and they may link to domestic terrorism and school shootings[7] where this pattern of complaining of possession also exists.

Release

The video, directed by Nick Peterson, increases visibility on the suffering of vagrant veterans of the armed forces and the consequences of post-traumatic stress disorder.[8]

Chart performance

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[9] 12
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[10] 2
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[11] 11

References

  1. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Righteous Side - Allmusic Review". Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  2. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch Premiere New Music Video, "Wrong Side of Heaven" - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News - Music Videos -Golden Gods Awards - revolvermag.com". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ^ "New Five Finger Death Punch music video highlights veteran homelessness…but is it accurate? - The Washington Post". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch's 'Wrong Side Of Heaven' Video Focuses On Veterans Suffering From Ptsd - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. ^ Yan, Laura. "MIND GAMES: THE TORTURED LIVES OF 'TARGETED INDIVIDUALS'". Wired.
  6. ^ McPhate, Mike. "United States of Paranoia: They See Gangs of Stalkers". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Horwitz, Sari. "Officials: Navy Yard shooter carved odd messages into his gun before carnage". Washington Post.
  8. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch Reveal 'Wrong Side of Heaven Video". Loudwire. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch - Chart history - Billboard". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch - Chart history - Billboard". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch - Chart history - Billboard". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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