"Dull Boy" is a

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from American heavy metal band

Mudvayne Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1996. Known for their sonic experimentation, face and body paint, masks and uniforms, the band has sold over six million records worldwide, including nearly three millio ...

's 2007 album '' By the People, For the People'', later included on the band's

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studio album '' The New Game''.

Lyrical themes

At the beginning of the song,

Chad Gray Chad Gray (born October 16, 1971) is an American singer, best known as the lead vocalist of heavy metal bands Mudvayne and Hellyeah. Career Mudvayne Gray quit his factory job that paid $40,000 a year to move to Peoria, Illinois and formed Mudv ...

repeats " All work and no play makes me a dull boy" four times, elevating his voice from a whisper to a scream with each repetition. This is a reference to '' The Shining''. The band has stated in numerous interviews that Stanley Kubrick is Mudvayne's favorite director.

Video

For the video the band made a green screen contest in which they record themselves in a green screen and upload it to their website so that anyone can do their own version of the video and upload it.

Track listing

;CD single ;Digital single

Charts

References

External links

Official Music Video
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