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"Red Flag" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Produced by Greg Fidelman, it was featured on the band's second studio album We Are Not Your Kind.

Musical structure
Red Flag is four minutes and 12 seconds. The song is tuned to a drop a. The song begins with both guitar, bass and drums with a three beginning in unison. Drummer Jay Weinberg begins the song hitting a crash cymbal and transitions to a ride cymbal and an open hi-hat while also preforming a quarter note with the kick drum with every beat, while guitarist Jim Root plays a melody on the 3rd string (the A string). Around 8 seconds in, guitarist Mick Thompson comes in and plays a rhythm on the 6th string and much lower on the fretboard. Between 16 and 17 seconds, vocalist Corey Taylor starts the vocals with a scream with both Root and Thompson playing the main riff.

Reception
An unknown author from Music Musing & Such said that Reg Flag is "eye-opening and vivid and Slipknot show that they are incredible skillful when it comes to words... As the song progresses, the words become more appealing and intriguing."