"What Drives the Weak" is the second single by

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from their album '' The War Within''. The song peaked at no. 38 on the

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chart. The song was nominated for a

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for

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at the

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, but lost to " Before I Forget" by Slipknot.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Zach Merck. The video shows the band performing the song in a house inhabited by bikers. The video is inter-cut with shots of vocalist Brian Fair wandering around the house and encountering weird happenings while the other members interact with the bikers.

Track listing

Personnel

* Brian Fair – lead vocals * Johnathan Donais – lead guitar, backing vocals *

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– rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Paul Romanko – bass guitar *

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– drums

References

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