"Remedy" is a song by South African rock band

Seether Seether are a South African rock band founded in 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The band originally performed under the name Saron Gas until 2002, when they moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion wi ...

. It is the second track on their album ''

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'', and was released as the album's lead single. It became their first single to hit the top spot on the ''

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chart, dropping and regaining the spot for a total of eight weeks at number one.

Music video

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, directed by

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, features the band playing on the deck of a ship that appears to have run aground with fans who were selected via a contest on the band's website to appear in the shallow water below. Interspersed are shots of singer

Shaun Morgan Shaun Morgan Welgemoed (, born 21 December 1978) is a South African musician. He is the singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the rock band Seether. Early life Morgan spent most of his early life in South Africa.Bottomley, CSeether: South Af ...

dressed up as an evil

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barker taking a group of people on "''the world's most terrifying ride''". At the end of the video, the people that boarded the boat emerge from a tunnel, transformed into skeletons.

Appearances in media

"Remedy" served as the theme song for

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's pay-per-view ''

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''. It is a playable song in the video game '' Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades''. It was released as a downloadable song in the

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on March 18, 2010. The song also appeared in the racing game ''

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'' (PC version only).

Track listing

Chart positions

Certifications

References

2005 singles Seether songs 2005 songs Wind-up Records singles Songs written by Shaun Morgan Song recordings produced by Bob Marlette {{2000s-rock-song-stub