My Sacrifice
"My Sacrifice" is the first single off of American rock band Creed's third studio album Weathered. The song was released on October 16, 2001.
| "My Sacrifice" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Creed | |
| from the album Weathered | |
| Released | October 16, 2001 |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 4:54 (album), 4:19 (radio) |
| Label | Epic, Wind-up |
| Songwriter(s) | Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti |
| Producer(s) | John Kurzweg, Kirk Kelsey |
The song was able to make it to #1 on the Mainstream Rock, #2 on the Alternative Airplay, #3 on the Adult Top 40, #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the Mainstream Top 40, and #19 on the Adult Alternative Songs charts.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 45th Grammy Awards but lost to Coldplay's "In My Place".[7]
Stapp said that he wrote the song about his problems with alcohol and drug addiction. He wrote that through his relapses, he had to accept that he couldn't stay sober.[8]
A music video for the song was released. It was directed by Ramaa Mosley. In the video, an old man feeds pigeons. There are flashbacks of a city flooding and the band playing on boats are shown. Stapp tries to help people, helping on man out of the water only to see that it is himself. Stapp saves a child and it's shown that both the child and the old man were him at different points of his life.
WWE used the song in their Desire promotional videos in the early 2000s.[9]
References
change- ↑ "Creed - Mainstream Rock Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Creed - Alternative Airplay Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Creed - Adult Top 40 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Creed - Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Creed - Mainstream Top 40 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Creed - Adult Alternative Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "45th Annual Grammy Awards: Winners & Nominees". Grammy Awards. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Creed's Scott Stapp On How They Wrote My Sacrifice". Kerrang. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ "This Amazing Update Of Old WWE 'Desire' Videos Makes Good Use Of Creed". Uproxx. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
