"Remember When" is a song by the American
heavy metal band
Bad Wolves. It was their third single off of their debut album ''
Disobey
''Disobey'' is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Bad Wolves. The album peaked at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.
The first single, "Toast to the Ghost", was released on November 2, 2017. They are also known fo ...
''. It topped the ''
Billboard
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''
Mainstream Rock
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Format background
Mainstream rock stations represent the middle ground between classic rock and active rock ...
chart for two weeks in 2019.
Background
The song was first released on
Bad Wolves' debut studio album ''
Disobey
''Disobey'' is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Bad Wolves. The album peaked at number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.
The first single, "Toast to the Ghost", was released on November 2, 2017. They are also known fo ...
'' in May 2018. A music video was released a month later on June 15, debuting exclusively on
Apple Music
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. The song was released to radio in January 2019, and spent 24 weeks on the ''
Billboard
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''
Mainstream Rock Songs chart, eventually topping it for a week in July 2019.
Themes and composition
Lyrically, the song deals with the relationship between frontman
Tommy Vext
Thomas Cummings (born April 15, 1982), better known under the stage name Tommy Vext, is an American heavy metal singer and songwriter known as the former lead vocalist of Bad Wolves, Divine Heresy, and Westfield Massacre. As a solo act, he goe ...
and his identical twin brother; while Vext chose a life of
sobriety
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and pursued a career in the music industry as a singer, his brother became a drug dealer and struggled with addiction and
substance abuse
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. Specifically, the song was inspired by the fact that his brother attempted to murder Vext. Vext explained:
While ''AntiHero Magazine'' described the original song as
heavy metal,
a separate acoustic version was released in February 2019.
Personnel
Band
*
Tommy Vext
Thomas Cummings (born April 15, 1982), better known under the stage name Tommy Vext, is an American heavy metal singer and songwriter known as the former lead vocalist of Bad Wolves, Divine Heresy, and Westfield Massacre. As a solo act, he goe ...
– lead vocals
* Doc Coyle – lead guitar, backing vocals
* Chris Cain – rhythm guitar
* Kyle Konkiel – bass, backing vocals
* John Boecklin – drums
Production
*
Kane Churko
Kane Gregory Churko (born January 20, 1986) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer, songwriter and musician best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Cory Marks, Modern Science (band), Modern Science, Five F ...
–
mixing,
mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
{{Bad Wolves
2019 singles
2019 songs
Bad Wolves songs
Songs written by Drew Fulk
Eleven Seven Label Group singles