"Silver and Cold" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was the third single released from their sixth studio album '' Sing the Sorrow'' in 2003, reaching radio on November 11. A music video was directed by John Hillcoat. It received moderate airplay, peaking at No. 7 on the

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chart.

Track listing

#"Silver and Cold" (Radio Edit) – 3:42 #"Silver and Cold" (Album Version) – 4:11

Music video

The music video for "Silver and Cold" was directed by John Hillcoat and shot in

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. The band came up with the concept for the video and director Hillcoat developed it. It shows band members Jade Puget, Adam Carson, and

Hunter Burgan Hunter Burgan (born May 14, 1976) is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is the second and current bassist of AFI (band), AFI. Biography Burgan grew up in Grass Valley, California. He is a vegan. Career Burgan was bassist in The Force w ...

rushing to stop the vocalist

Davey Havok David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer who is the lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band AFI (band), AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore pu ...

from committing suicide by jumping off of the Manes Bridge, but as they reach him, they die in a horrific car crash. Havok appears to walk away unharmed but you can see his arm pass through a bystander as if he is a ghost.

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control 2003 singles AFI (band) songs Rock ballads Song recordings produced by Butch Vig DreamWorks Records singles Songs written by Hunter Burgan Songs written by Adam Carson Songs written by Davey Havok Songs written by Jade Puget