"Hesitate" is the third single from

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's third album ''

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''. The one-track

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for the song, released strictly to radio in 2010. The CD comes in a thin paper sleeve with no artwork.

Background

"Hesitate" is a

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, in the same vein as "Bother" and "

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". Taylor's voice flies over a steadily building mid-tempo track that blends electric and acoustic guitars over a spare rhythm section. When the full band joins Taylor's vocals, the song stays much more restrained than a typical power ballad, which allows for greater focus on the heartbreak described in the lyrics: "''Because I see you / But I can't feel you anymore / So go away / I need you but I can't need you anymore / You hesitate / Hesitate.''"

Music video

The music video for the song "Hesitate" off the band's third full-length ''

''. Frontman

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offers the following explanation behind the concept of the song:

Reception

''Rock Sound'' said the song was "a truly heartfelt lamentation via tender lyrics that display Taylor's more fragile side yet, although it's one of the album's most touching tracks, it's also one of the biggest sounding, recalling the

s of the late 80s."

Track listing

Chart positions

References

{{authority control Stone Sour songs 2010 songs Roadrunner Records singles Songs written by Corey Taylor Songs written by Shawn Economaki Songs written by Roy Mayorga Songs written by Josh Rand Songs written by Jim Root Song recordings produced by Nick Raskulinecz