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"Determined"
Single by Mudvayne
from the album Lost and Found
ReleasedJanuary 2005
Recorded2004
Studio The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California, U.S. [1] [2]
Genre Thrash metal [3]
Length2:40
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dave Fortman [2]
Mudvayne singles chronology
" World So Cold"
(2003)
"Determined"
(2005)
" Happy?"
(2005)

"Determined" is a song by American metal band Mudvayne and the first single from their 2005 album Lost and Found.

Music

The song contains elements of thrash metal [3] and hardcore punk. [4]

Music video

The music video for "Determined" shows the band playing the song in front of a large group of moshing fans. It was recorded in New York City. [5]

Appearances in other media

The censored version of the song is featured in the soundtrack to Need for Speed: Underground 2. [5] [6]

Live performance

Mudvayne performed the song live for the first time in early 2005 during a small clubs tour. [7] It has since become a regular part of the band's setlist.

Reception

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic called the song "one of Mudvayne's all-time strongest tracks". [3] It also received praise from The Baltimore Sun. [8]

The song was nominated at the 2006 Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance but lost to Slipknot's " Before I Forget". [9]

Sources

  1. ^ "Mudvayne: 'Fall Into Sleep' Video Online | News @". Ultimate-guitar.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  2. ^ a b "Mudvayne". 2004-06-18. Archived from the original on 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2013-04-26.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  3. ^ a b c Loftus, Johnny. "Lost and Found - Mudvayne : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  4. ^ Mudvayne at the Marquee Ed Masley. AZ Central. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Mudvayne Featured On Need for Speed Underground 2 - in Metal News". Metal Underground.com. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  6. ^ GameZone. "Mudvayne "Determined" Against Xbox Ga..." GameZone. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
  7. ^ MUDVAYNE BRINGS ITS METAL TO SMALL CLUBS[ permanent dead link](subscription required)
  8. ^ Mudvayne gets down to bare essentials[ permanent dead link](subscription required)
  9. ^ "MUDVAYNE Members Feel Like 'Fish Out Of Water' At GRAMMYS". Blabbermouth.Net. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

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