"Drowning (Face Down)" is the third single by American rock band Saving Abel from their self-titled debut album. "Drowning (Face Down)" peaked number 24 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 3 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

"Drowning (Face Down)"
Single by Saving Abel
from the album Saving Abel
ReleasedMarch 9, 2009
Recorded2007
GenrePost-grunge
Length3:55 (album version)[1]
3:37 (rock radio edit)[2]
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Skidd Mills, Jason Null, Jared Weeks
Saving Abel singles chronology
"18 Days"
(2008)
"Drowning (Face Down)"
(2009)
"Stupid Girl (Only in Hollywood)"
(2010)

The music video was made on March 20, 2009, and was released on April 30. The video was shot in part at A2 Wind Tunnel, in Mooresville, North Carolina. The video features former NASCAR owner/driver Jeremy Mayfield, with cameos by drivers Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., and Brian Vickers.[3]

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Canada Rock (Billboard)[4] 16
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] 10

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2009) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[6] 43

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States March 9, 2009 Active rock radio Virgin [7]
March 23, 2009 Alternative radio [8]
May 5, 2009 Digital download (rock radio edit) [2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Saving Abel by Saving Abel". Apple Music. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Drowning (Face Down) (Rock Radio Edit) by Saving Abel". Amazon Music. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "5 NASCAR Drivers appear in the new music video by Saving Abel". SB Nation. March 31, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Saving Abel Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Saving Abel Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Active & Mainstream Rock - Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Modern Rock - Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2022.