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Father Figure (Army of Anyone song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Father Figure'" is a song by American rock band Army of Anyone. It was their second single off of their album 'Army of Anyone', and the last single the band would release before going into a hiatus mid-2007. It peaked at number 31 on the US 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock Songs chart in April 2007.

Background



"Father Figure" was first released in November 2006, as the ninth track on Army of Anyone's first and only studio album, 'Army of Anyone'. The song was later announced and released as the second single off of 'Army of Anyone' in March 2007 and spent seven weeks on the US 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock Songs chart, peaking at number 31 in April 2007.http://www.billboard.com/music/army-of-anyone/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/song/515860 This was less than the first single, "Goodbye", which had peaked at number 3 on the same chart the prior December.

Themes and composition



Unlike most of the song's on the 'Army of Anyone' album, which feature lyrics by Richard Patrick and music written by varying combinations of Dean DeLeo and Robert DeLeo, "Father Figure" is the only track to be lyrically and musically written entirely by Patrick.Army of Anyone 'Army of Anyone' CD Insert Booklet, 2006 As such, the track was noted for having more similarities to Patrick's heavier industrial metal main band, Filter, than the rest of the album. Patrick wrote the song on a heavier sounding Fender Bass VI baritone guitar he had used previously while creating Filter music.,Guitar World Magazine, November 2006 issue, "Tune Ups" article by Alan Di Perna, pg 64-65 leading music journalists to describe the song as having more of metal music sound, being described as "grinding" and "metallic". Despite Patrick writing the entirety of the song, Dean DeLeo and Robert DeLeo still perform the song's guitar and bass guitar parts on the song. Robert DeLeo, however, played a different bass guitar on the track than he had on the rest of the album, a Schecter eight string bass guitar, to better match the song's desired sound.'Bass Guitar Magazine', "Vintage Groove", March 2007 issue The Houston Press also noted a more industrial rock sound, comparable to Filter's song "Hey Man Nice Shot". Patrick himself described his vocal takes as having a "raspy intensity", with yelling the vocals in a similar manner to how he sang in some of Filter's heavier metal songs, such as "Welcome to the Fold". Drummer Ray Luzier's performance was described as having a tribal beat.'Amped Magazine', December 1, 2006 Issue

Reception



The single was identified as a standout track from the 'Army of Anyone' album from music journalists from PopMatters and Contact Music.

Personnel



'Army of Anyone'

* Richard Patrick vocals

* Dean DeLeo guitar

* Robert DeLeo bass

* Ray Luzier drums

'Production'

* Bob Ezrin  producer

* Ken Andrews  mix engineer

Charts



References



Category:2006 songs

Category:Songs written by Richard Patrick

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