"Scream" is a song by American heavy metal band

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. It was released as the fifth and final single from their self-titled fourth studio album. The song reached number nine on the U.S.

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chart and number 26 on the U.S.

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chart. "Scream" was released on July 27, 2010 as a downloadable track in '' Rock Band 2'' along with "

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" and " Seize the Day".

Music video

On October 31, 2008, Avenged Sevenfold mentioned that fans of the band were eligible to make their own music video for the song. The video had to be submitted to

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before November 30, 2008. The winner and five runners-up of the contest were announced on December 15, 2008. The winner received a new

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computer that came with Avenged Sevenfold videos, music, and other items from the band. The winning video was also featured on the Avenged Sevenfold website, MySpace page, YouTube account, and

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account. The five runners-up in this contest received a copy of the DVD and CD '' Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough'', signed by the members of the band; in addition, a merchandise pack was also rewarded to these runners-up.

Charts

Personnel

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– lead vocals, backing vocals *Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

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- drums, co-lead vocals, percussion, piano, backing vocals *

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– lead guitar, backing vocals *

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– bass guitar, backing vocals ;Session musicians * Programming by

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*Scream by Valary Sanders ;Production * Produced by Avenged Sevenfold * Engineered by Fred Archambault and Dave Schiffman, assisted by Clifton Allen, Chris Steffen, Robert DeLong, Aaron Walk, Mike Scielzi, and Josh Wilbur * Mixed by Andy Wallace *

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by Brian Gardner * Drum tech by Mike Fasano *Guitar tech by Walter Rice *'Fan Producers for a Day' ( MVI) by Daniel McLaughlin and Christopher Guinn

References

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