"Bring Me to Life" is a song by the rock band

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on their album ''

Welcome to the Masquerade ''Welcome to the Masquerade'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian Christian hard rock band Thousand Foot Krutch. It was released on September 8, 2009. Trevor McNevan, the band's frontman, has stated, "Yeah, I think the new record is definitely ...

''. It was released as a

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on April 22, 2009. Thousand Foot Krutch were part of around 100 bands participated in Taco Bell's "Feed the Beat" competition, where they competed for a chance to record a single and have Taco Bell produce it and gain valuable marketing support for that single.

Release and reception

"Bring Me to Life" was released via digital download and to radio stations on April 22, 2009, it peaked at number 2 on Christian rock radio on September 10, 2009. It was also well received with heavy iTunes sales and was for a limited time available for free legal download off feedthebeat.com.

Style

The song features a keyboard, which is a new entry for Thousand Foot Krutch as they had previously only experimented with it on slower songs, with the keyboard used for both the intro and the bridge. The lyrics are both rapped and sung. The song itself appears to be influenced by bands such as

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and Evanescence, as well as the band's own nu metal and rap rock roots.

Personnel

* Trevor McNevan - vocals,

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* Joel Bruyere -

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* Steve Augustine -

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* Aaron Sprinkle -

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Awards

The song was nominated for "Rock Recorded Song of the Year" at the

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.41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced
on The Tennessean (February 18, 2010)

References

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