Before I Forget (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Before I Forget


Artist = Slipknot
from Album =
Released = June 2005
Format = CD single
Recorded = The Mansion Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, U.S. flagicon|U.S. Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research Los Angeles, California, U.S. flagicon|U.S.
Genre = Alternative metal
Label = Roadrunner
Writer =
Producer =
Last single = "Vermilion" (2004)
This single = "Before I Forget" (2005)
Next single = "The Nameless" (2005)"Before I Forget" is a Grammy Award winning song by Slipknot and the third single from their 2004 album "". After getting nominated for six years in a row, it was the band's first ever Grammy.

"Before I Forget" borrows certain elements from a much older Slipknot song, "Carve", recorded at some point before their self-titled album.Fact|date=July 2008

Music video

The video for "Before I Forget" shows Slipknot performing the song unmasked and in casual apparel, but when their faces are shown, the camera is zoomed in on a single part, such as the mouth or eyes and never clearly shows any of their faces. Their masks can be seen hanging next to them and swaying around. The video focuses on the instruments of the members more often than it does their faces.

The music video for "Before I Forget" was voted as the "Most Rocking Video" by the Scuzz audience in the Top 100 Most Rocking Videos 2007.cite web
title = Top 100 Most Rocking Videos 2007
author = Scuzz
publisher =
date =
url = http://scuzz.com/
accessdate = 2007-02-11 ]

Track listing

# "Before I Forget" (single mix) - 3:37
# "Before I Forget" (Album Version) - 4:23

In the full-length mix, there is a hidden verse in the end of the track.Fact|date=August 2008

Charts

Appearances in popular culture

"Before I Forget" is a playable track in the video game "", and is considered one of the harder songs in the game due to its overall difficulty, mostly due to the extreme chord changes and the bridge's ending. The song is also featured in the PlayStation 3 video game "MotorStorm".

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