Stricken (song)

"Stricken" is a song by the American heavy metal band Disturbed. The song was released on July 25, 2005, as the second single from their third studio album Ten Thousand Fists. "Stricken" was certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America on August 18, 2008, for selling 500,000 copies. It is one of the first of Disturbed's songs to include a guitar solo. The song is featured in Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero Live in addition to the Disturbed track pack in Guitar Hero 5. The song is also a part of the Rock Band downloadable content catalog. The song was also featured in the Project Gotham Racing 4. The musical video for the song was filmed in an abandoned hospital in which some scenes from the 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street were filmed. "Stricken" was used as official theme for WWE's PPV New Year's Revolution, in 2006.

Music video
The video for "Stricken" takes place in an abandoned asylum. There are two women in the video. A man has an affair with both of them. As a result, the man's original girlfriend is shown upset and screaming. The other woman is shown having sexual intercourse the man. The man, on the other hand, does not show emotion to the very end, with hands on his face. All the while, Disturbed is shown playing, in the background, and random objects are either dropped or thrown.

CD 1

 * 1) "Stricken" – 4:07
 * 2) "Hell" – 4:14
 * 3) "Darkness" (Live from Music as a Weapon II) – 4:02

CD 2

 * 1) "Stricken" – 4:07
 * 2) "Dehumanized" – 3:31

7" vinyl

 * 1) "Stricken" – 4:07
 * 2) "Dehumanized" – 3:31

German promo

 * 1) "Stricken" – 4:06

US promo

 * 1) "Stricken" (album version) – 4:05

The first B-side, "Hell", is also a bonus track on Ten Thousand Fists. The second B-side, "Dehumanized", was recorded during the recording of Believe. Both songs are also included on the B-side compilation, The Lost Children.

Personnel

 * David Draiman – vocals
 * Dan Donegan – guitars, electronics
 * John Moyer – bass
 * Mike Wengren – drums


 * Production
 * Johnny K – producer
 * Ben Grosse – mixing
 * Ted Jensen – mastering

Covers
"Stricken" is covered in a more melodic, softer style by David Draiman's brother, Ben Draiman in Ben's EP entitled, The Past Is Not Far Behind.