Like Light to the Flies
| "Like Light to the Flies" | ||||
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| Single by Trivium | ||||
| from the album Ascendancy | ||||
| Released | January 2005 | |||
| Genre | Melodic metalcore | |||
| Length | 5:40 (album version) 4:02 (single version) | |||
| Label | Roadrunner Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Matt Heafy, Corey Beaulieu | |||
| Producer(s) | Jason Suecof | |||
| Trivium singles chronology | ||||
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"Like Light to the Flies" (or "Like Light", as it is often referred to) is a song by American
MTV2 Headbanger's Ball: Volume 2.[4]
Meaning
"This song is about people's attraction to all forms of tragedy. It seems like everywhere you turn to today (e.g., television, newspaper, magazine, movies, etc.) it's all about murder, violence, war, cruelty- and it's because this is what sells; people are totally captivated by subjects in this vein. We are the flies." - Matt Heafy[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Like Light to the Flies" | 5:40 |
Personnel
- Matt Heafy – lead vocals, guitars
- Corey Beaulieu – guitars, backing vocals
- Brent Young – bass, backing vocals (single version)
- Paolo Gregoletto – bass, backing vocals (album version)
- Travis Smith – drums, percussion
Trivia
- The video can be found on Roadrunner Records.
- The bassist in the video is Brent Young; Paolo Gregoletto joined the band shortly after its release.
- The song is heard in the 2007 film Smokin' Aces.
- The song is also heard in the video game The Sims 2, in Simlish,[6] and was featured in the 2005 video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown.
See also
Vicarious – a song by the band Tool with lyrics on the same topic.
References
- ^ "Trivium Overview". Play This Riff.
- ^ "Trivium - Like Light to the Flies - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
- ^ "411mania.com: Music - Trivium – Ascendancy Review". Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ Headbanger's ball
- ^ Trivium Underground Your Number 1 Fan Site Archived 2007-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Like Light To The Flies (in Simlish) | Kiichi". kiichichaos.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27.
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