"Remedy" is a song by South African rock band Seether. It is the second track on their album Karma and Effect, and was released as the album's lead single. It became their first single to hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, dropping and regaining the spot for a total of eight weeks at number one.

"Remedy"
Single by Seether
from the album Karma and Effect
B-side"Let Me Go"
Released11 April 2005
RecordedOctober 2004 – January 2005
Genre
Length3:27
LabelWind-up
Songwriter(s)Shaun Morgan
Producer(s)Bob Marlette
Seether singles chronology
"Broken"
(2004)
"Remedy"
(2005)
"Truth"
(2005)

Music video

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The music video, directed by Dean Karr, features the band playing on the deck of a ship that appears to have run aground with fans who were selected via a contest on the band's website to appear in the shallow water below. Interspersed are shots of singer Shaun Morgan dressed up as an evil carnival barker taking a group of people on "the world's most terrifying ride". At the end of the video, the people that boarded the boat emerge from a tunnel, transformed into skeletons.

Appearances in media

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"Remedy" served as the theme song for WWE's pay-per-view SummerSlam 2005.

It is a playable song in the video game Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades.

It was released as a downloadable song in the Rock Band Network on March 18, 2010.

The song also appeared in the racing game Test Drive Unlimited (PC version only).

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Remedy"3:31
2."Let Me Go"3:24
3."Remedy" (live acoustic)4:22
4."Remedy" (music video)3:27

Chart positions

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Chart (2005–06) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 42
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[1] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 70
US Active Rock[3] 1
US Mainstream Rock Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] 5

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "RR Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1617. July 29, 2005. p. 57. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Seether Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  3. ^ "Seether's "Tonight" Tops The Active Rock Charts! « New Music, Music Reviews". pcm-music.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-29.
  4. ^ "Seether Album & Song Chart History - Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  5. ^ "Seether Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – Seether – Remedy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 22, 2022.