"Hear Me Now" is a song by American rap rock band Hollywood Undead. It is the first single from their second full-length album, American Tragedy, and the sixth track on that album. It is the band's sixth overall single in their discography. It is also the first media released by the band without vocalist/producer Deuce. The track was released to radio on December 13, 2010, with a digital download following a week later on December 21. The official music video was released on February 25, 2011. A remix was featured on the band's American Tragedy Redux remix album. This was also used as the theme song for WWE's Raw 1000 on July 23, 2012.
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| Single by Hollywood Undead | ||||
| from the album American Tragedy | ||||
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| Recorded | November 2010 | |||
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| Length | 3:33 (album edit) | |||
| Label | A&M Octone | |||
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| Hollywood Undead singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe band had been recording for a second album since early 2010. On December 8, the band announced a new single would be coming soon. On the same day, the title, single cover, and release date were announced. The cover for the single shows the inside of Da Kurlzz's new mask, hinting at new masks for the whole band for the new album and tour. The single was released a few days later to radio on December 13 while it was released for download on December 21.[2] On March 22, the band performed the song live on Lopez Tonight to promote the album.[3]
A remix of the song by Jonathan Davis of KoЯn was included on the 2011 remix album American Tragedy Redux.[4][5]
Music video
editOn February 25, 2011, the band released several teaser videos for the song's music video, most of them featuring Andy Milonakis. They also released the actual video on their MySpace page. The video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund.[6] Using the frame of a film-within-a-film, the music video showed the band members being taped while performing and delivering their verses. J-Dog performs the first verse and Johnny 3 Tears performs the second, while Danny performs the choruses and the bridge. The video featured the band performing the song while riding in the back of a truck that contains neon lights, large speakers, and stripper poles. The band is surrounded by women dancing during the video while comic-book like graphics pop up to introduce each band member. This is the first music video to feature new member Danny following the departure of Deuce.
Reception
editCritical
editThe track was released on December 13 for radio and made available online on December 21. J-Dog says that this is his favorite song that the band has done so far. The song's lyrics tell the story of a person who is depressed and hopeless, taking a very somber tone to the track. Despite this, the instruments and melodies contrast to make a "Great rock smash", reports AOL Radio Blog.[2]
Commercial
editThe single reached number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart on Billboard. "Hear Me Now" also peaked at number nine on Billboard's Heatseekers Songs chart, number twenty-four on the Rock Songs chart, and number twenty on the Alternative Songs chart.[7]
Charts
edit| Chart (2010–2011) | Peak position |
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| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] | 20 |
| US Rock Songs (Billboard)[7] | 23 |
| US Heatseeker Songs (Billboard)[7] | 9 |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Danny, J-Dog and Johnny 3 Tears.[8]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Hear Me Now" (album version) | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Hear Me Now" (instrumental version) | 3:33 |
Personnel
edit- Hollywood Undead
- Charlie Scene – background vocals
- Danny – clean vocals
- J-Dog – vocals
- Johnny 3 Tears – vocals
- Additional
- Sean Gould – bass guitar, drums, guitars, programming
- Sam Hollander – programming
- Dave Katz – guitars, programming
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "American Tragedy - Hollywood Undead | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Nadine Cheung (December 12, 2010). "Hollywood Undead, 'Hear Me Now' -- New Song". AOL Radio Blog. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "Lopez Tonight (2009) - 2x66 - Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott, Jim Rome, Hollywood Undead". Episode World. March 22, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ^ Jon Wiederhorn (October 12, 2011). "Hollywood Undead Get Remixed by Members of Korn, KMFDM + More". Loud Wire. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ Keven Skinner (October 13, 2011). "HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD Prepare 'American Tragedy Redux' in November". Daily Blam. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ "SHOT: Hollywood Undead - Jonas Akerlund, dir". VideoStatic. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now". Billboard. December 12, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ Unknown (March 3, 2011). "American Tragedy - 'Hear Me Now'". Female First. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ "American single certifications – Hollywood Undead – Hear Me Now". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 23, 2023.