Unsainted

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"Unsainted"
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Single by Slipknot
from the album We Are Not Your Kind
ReleasedMay 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)
GenreNu metal[1]
Length4:20
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriters
Producers
Slipknot singles chronology
"All Out Life"
(2018) 		"Unsainted"
(2019) 		"Solway Firth"
(2019)
Music video
"Unsainted" on YouTube

"Unsainted" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. It was released as the lead single from their sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind on May 16, 2019, accompanied by its music video.[2] This is the first Slipknot single released since "All Out Life", which was released on October 31, 2018, as well as their first single without their former percussionist Chris Fehn, who left the band earlier in 2019.

Critical reception

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Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone called the song an "unsparing headbanger", saying it "opens with an expertly crafted build, as choir vocals—performed by the Angel City Chorale—float above rumbling drums, tidal wave guitars and frontman Corey Taylor's vocals" before becoming the "double bass drum hits and jagged guitars that carry the rest of the song".[2] Revolver called it a "much more accessible, radio-friendly cut" than the band's non-album single "All Out Life", although felt that this "doesn't mean that its lyrics pull any punches", judging it to be "explosive".[3]

Track listing

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Digital Download / CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Unsainted"
4:20
Total length:4:20
Black Friday "All Out Life/Unsainted" 7" Vinyl
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All Out Life"
  • Taylor
  • Root
  • Crahan
5:56
2."Unsainted"
  • Taylor
  • Root
  • Crahan
4:20
Total length:10:16

Music video

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A music video directed by Shawn "Clown" Crahan was released alongside the song on May 16, 2019. Blistein characterized the video as full of "creepy, cultish imagery". It ends with Corey Taylor walking out of a church to find he and the other members of the band turned into statues, then proceeding to light his statue on fire.[2] Luke Morton of Kerrang! called the video "a lot to take in", writing that it is "full of kaleidoscopic visuals, religious iconography, [and] fire".[4]

In other media

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In 2019, "Unsainted" was selected as the official theme song for WWE's NXT TakeOver: Toronto PPV.[5]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Unsainted"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Platinum 80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Gold 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[25] Gold 10,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[26] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[28] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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