"Voodoo", written by lead singer

Sully Erna Salvatore Paul Erna Jr. (born February 7, 1968) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter, best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for rock band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player, drummer, and percussionist, performing these ...

, is a single by rock band Godsmack from their self-titled album. The song "Voodoo" was best known for its use in the MTV television program ''

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''. The video, directed by Dean Karr, shows

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performing a ritual with swords. The band is shown throughout the video playing in a corn field. A naked

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is shown dancing, which is also part of the ritual. Zombies come out of a lake and wander through the woods. The video features

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and members of her coven at that time. The idea of zombies came from the original inspiration of the song. At the

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, vocalist

stated that this inspiration was the film '' The Serpent and the Rainbow''. The song was also used by WWE wrestler Batista during his time as Leviathan in the former WWE developmental territory

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(OVW) from 2000 to 2002. "Voodoo" is the final track listed on the album. After roughly two minutes of silence, a hidden track (entitled "Witch Hunt") closes the album. Although "Voodoo" itself is 4:40 in length, the actual length (including the aforementioned silence and the hidden track "Witch Hunt") is 9:02. "Voodoo" has since spawned a sequel, in the form of "Voodoo Too", from the album '' IV''.

Track listing

# "Voodoo" # "Witch Hunt" # "Bad Magik" # "Goin' Down" # "Voodoo" (demo) nly on EP versionEP version # "Voodoo" # "Witch Hunt" # "Bad Magik" # "Goin' Down" # "Voodoo" (demo) # "Whatever" (demo)

Chart positions

Singles U.S. ''Billboard''

Certifications

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voodoo (Song) 1998 songs 1999 singles Godsmack songs Songs written by Sully Erna Universal Republic Records singles Songs written by Robbie Merrill