Choke (Sepultura song)

"Choke" is Sepultura's tenth official single, and the first of three from the album Against, released in 1998. This is the band's first single with Derrick Green on vocals. It is still played in concerts. The video for the single was filmed at Green's first concert with the band, and can be found on the DVD Live in São Paulo. The cover artwork simply shows the four member of the band during the same performance.

Overview
It was the band's last single to chart in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 91. It was released as both a CD and 12" picture disc.

A multitude of people were known to have demoed vocals for "Choke" including Marc Grewe of Morgoth, Phil Demmel of Machine Head and Vio-Lence, Jason "Gong" Jones of Drowning Pool, Jorge Rosado of Merauder and Chuck Billy of Testament.

Track listing
CD
 * 1) "Choke"
 * 2) "Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me" (Bad Brains cover)
 * 3) "Against" (demo version)

12" vinyl
 * 1) "Choke"
 * 2) "Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me" (Bad Brains cover)
 * 3) "Against" (demo version)

Personnel

 * Derrick Green – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
 * Andreas Kisser – lead guitar
 * Paulo Jr. – bass
 * Igor Cavalera – drums
 * Produced by Howard Benson and Sepultura
 * Recorded and engineered by Carlo Bartolini
 * Mixed by Tim Palmer at Scream Studios, Studio City, California, USA
 * Mixed by Howard Benson and Bobbie Brooks at The Gallery, Encino, California, USA
 * Mix assisted by James Saez and Mark Moncrief
 * Assistant engineered by David Bryant, Daniel Mantovani, Tosh Kasai, and James Bennett
 * Tape Op by Skye A.K. Correa