Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)
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"Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" is the second single from Welsh
heavy metal
band Bullet for My Valentine
, on their debut album, The Poison
. It was released on 19 September 2005 through Visible Noise
Records in the United Kingdom
. It broke the Top 40 for the band in the UK
, entering the charts at Number 37.
The single was released in three formats, one CD and two 7" LP
's. Two of the three formats featured one live song from their album
debut, The Poison
.
The song also appears on the soundtrack of Saw III
.
When it is played live most of the screaming has been taken over by the band's bassist, Jay.
CD1 (Red Cover)
7" 1 (Blue Cover)
7" 2 (Green Cover)
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
, on their debut album, The Poison
The Poison
The Poison is the debut album by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine. The album was released on October 3, 2005 through Visible Noise Records in the UK, and on February 14, 2006 in the United States through Trustkill Records...
. It was released on 19 September 2005 through Visible Noise
Visible Noise
Visible Noise is a British independent record label that focuses solely on British bands.-History:Founded in 1998 by ex-Cacophonous Records manager Julie Weir, the label was created with the goal of fostering and breaking new UK rock music...
Records in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It broke the Top 40 for the band in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, entering the charts at Number 37.
The single was released in three formats, one CD and two 7" LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
's. Two of the three formats featured one live song from their album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
debut, The Poison
The Poison
The Poison is the debut album by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine. The album was released on October 3, 2005 through Visible Noise Records in the UK, and on February 14, 2006 in the United States through Trustkill Records...
.
The song also appears on the soundtrack of Saw III
Saw III (soundtrack)
Saw III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the film Saw III. It was released on October 24, 2006 by Artists Addiction...
.
When it is played live most of the screaming has been taken over by the band's bassist, Jay.
Tracklisting
Promo CD (Special Radio & DJ Edit, Red Cover)- "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (Radio Edit)
- "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (Album Edit)
CD1 (Red Cover)
- "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (03:35)
- "Spit You Out" (Live at CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
Barfly) (04:15)
7" 1 (Blue Cover)
- "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (03:35)
- "Room 409" (Live at CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
Barfly) (04:03)
7" 2 (Green Cover)
- "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do)" (03:35)
Personnel
- Matthew "Matt" Tuck- lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, guitar soloGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such... - Michael "Padge" Paget - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Jason "Jay" James - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Michael "Moose" Thomas - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....