Before I Forget (song)

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“Before I Forget”
Single by Slipknot from the album Vol. 3: the Subliminal Verses
Released	June 2005
Format	CD single
Recorded	The Mansion Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre	Alternative metal,Thrash metal
Label	Roadrunner
Slipknot singles chronology
"Vermilion" (2004) "Before I Forget" (2005) "The Nameless" (2005)

"Before I Forget" is a Grammy Award winning song by Slipknot and the third single from their 2004 album Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses). After getting nominated for six years in a row, it was the band's first ever Grammy.

"Before I Forget" borrows certain elements from a much older Slipknot song, "Carve", recorded at some point before their self-titled album.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Music video 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 Appearances in popular culture 5 References

Music video

The video for "Before I Forget" shows Slipknot performing the song unmasked and in casual apparel, but when their faces are shown, the camera is zoomed in on a single part, such as the mouth or eyes and never clearly shows any of their faces. Their masks can be seen hanging next to them and swaying around. The video focuses on the instruments of the members more often than it does their faces.

The music video for "Before I Forget" was voted as the "Most Rocking Video" by the Scuzz audience in the Top 100 Most Rocking Videos 2007.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Before I Forget" (single mix) - 3:37
2. "Before I Forget" (Album Version) - 4:23

In the full-length mix, there is a hidden verse in the end of the track.^{[citation needed]}

Charts

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2005	Before I Forget	US Modern Rock	No. 32
2005	Before I Forget	US Mainstream Rock	No. 11
2005	Before I Forget	UK Singles Chart	No. 35

Appearances in popular culture

"Before I Forget" is a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, and is considered one of the harder songs in the game due to its overall difficulty, mostly due to the extreme chord changes and the bridge's ending. The song is also featured in the PlayStation 3 video game MotorStorm.

References

v • d • e Slipknot #0 Sid Wilson · #1 Joey Jordison · #2 Paul Gray · #3 Chris Fehn · #4 James Root · #5 Craig "133" Jones · #6 Shawn "Clown" Crahan · #7 Mick Thomson · #8 Corey Taylor Donnie Steele · Anders Colsefini · Greg "Cuddles" Welts · Josh Brainard Studio albums Slipknot · Iowa · Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) · All Hope Is Gone Live albums 9.0: Live Other releases Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. · Slipknot Demo Singles "Wait and Bleed" · "Spit It Out" · "The Heretic Anthem" · "Left Behind" · "My Plague" · "Duality" · "Vermilion" · "Before I Forget" · "The Nameless" · "The Blister Exists" · "All Hope Is Gone" · "Psychosocial" · "Dead Memories" Video albums Welcome to Our Neighborhood · Disasterpieces · Voliminal: Inside the Nine Tours Mayhem Festival · All Hope Is Gone World Tour Related Lists Awards · Discography · Members · Songs Articles Outside The Nine · Tattered and Torn · Behind The Player: Paul Gray · Portal Groups Stone Sour · Murderdolls · To My Surprise · Dirty Little Rabbits Labels Big Orange Clown Records · Great Big Mouth Records

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