"Guarded" is a song by American heavy metal band

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. It was released on June 28, 2005, as a promotional single for their third studio album, ''

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''. "Guarded" was the first single featuring their new bassist

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. The track is featured in the soundtrack of the film ''

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'', and on the video game soundtrack of ''

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Lyrical themes

According to vocalist

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, "Guarded" is about how his lifestyle forces him to guard himself. He said, "It's a song that reflects what choosing this life forces certain people to do in a certain way — you have to remain guarded on a certain level."

Release

"Guarded" was released to radio stations as a promotional single on June 28, 2005. David Draiman said, "

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was put out there to just whet everybody's appetite. It's one of the more aggressive tracks on the record, just to remind everybody where we came from and who we are. Kind of give back to the core a little bit."

Chart positions

Personnel

– vocals *

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– guitars, electronics *

– bass *

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– drums

References

2005 singles 2005 songs Disturbed (band) songs Songs written by Dan Donegan Songs written by David Draiman Songs written by Mike Wengren Song recordings produced by Johnny K Reprise Records singles Speed metal songs {{Metal-song-stub