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"Unholy Confessions" is a song by Avenged Sevenfold, released as the lead single from their second album, Waking the Fallen. It is the band's first official single after their 2001 debut EP release Warmness on the Soul, and was the first single by the band to receive mainstream exposure, being heavily rotated on MTV2's Headbangers Ball.[3] The song is about two people, who are a couple, who find out they are both cheating on each other.

"Unholy Confessions"
Single by Avenged Sevenfold
from the album Waking the Fallen
Released	August 2, 2004
Recorded	April – June 2003
Genre	Metalcore[1] heavy metal[2]
Length	4:43
Label	Hopeless
Songwriter(s)	Avenged Sevenfold
Producer(s)	Mudrock Fred Archambault
Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology
"Eternal Rest/Chapter Four" (2003) "Unholy Confessions" (2004) "Burn It Down" (2005)

Background

"Unholy Confessions" was the first Avenged Sevenfold song to predominantly feature clean singing.[4][5]

The song made its live debut on February 25, 2003, and has remained a permanent staple of the band's live set (though there have been a few occasions where it was omitted). As of June 2018, it has been performed live a total of 804 times, and is Avenged Sevenfold's most played song live, ahead of the runner-up "Bat Country", which has been played a total of 730 times.[6] It is also the only song from Waking the Fallen to have remained a staple of their live set.

Music videos

The band, along with director Thomas Mignone, filmed the song's concept video on December 7th 2003,[7][8] featuring the band performing the single at an abandoned warehouse. After a few months, they posted on the website's blog about their discomfort with the video, and the decision to re-shoot the video. The concept video eventually got released on YouTube, along with the 2014 re-release of Waking the Fallen.

In February 2004, the band shared the plan to film the new video, which was this time a live performance.[9] The video also features many fans filming at their homes getting ready for the show, whether by promoting, driving to the concert, among other things. The performance was shot on March 6, 2004, at the Henry Fonda Theatre.

Critical reception

"Unholy Confessions" is widely regarded as one of the band's best songs.[10] In 2020, Louder Sound and Kerrang ranked the song at number six and number two, respectively, on their lists of the 20 greatest Avenged Sevenfold songs.[11][12]

Track listing

12" single[13]

DVDr

Promo single

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Unholy Confessions

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[es] Unholy Confessions

«Unholy Confessions» es una canción escrita por Avenged Sevenfold. Es la segunda canción del disco Waking the Fallen y una de sus temas más populares. Waking the Fallen fue lanzado el 23 de agosto de 2003. La canción puede ser interpretada como el comienzo de una relación, o un himno de un héroe o heroína que derrota a su enemigo, o como el final de una relación.

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