The Stage (Avenged Sevenfold song)

"The Stage"
Single by Avenged Sevenfold
from the album The Stage
Released October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2016
Genre Synthpop[1]
Length 8:32
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) Avenged Sevenfold
Producer(s) Avenged Sevenfold
Joe Barresi
Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology
"This Means War"
(2014)
"The Stage"
(2016)

"The Stage" is a song by Avenged Sevenfold and the first single from their seventh studio album of the same name, which was released on October 28, 2016.

Release

The song was released on October 13, 2016, as the lead single for their seventh studio album, The Stage.

Music video

The official music video was released to YouTube on October 13, 2016. The video shows a puppet show, depicting humans throughout history killing each other, until the present day, which shows politicians as puppets pulling strings of the crowd. At the end of the video, a reaper-like creature is shown pulling the strings of politicians, and it presses a "reset button", going back to the beginning of mankind.

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[2] 7
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 7
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[4] 10
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[5] 28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 10

Personnel

Avenged Sevenfold
Additional musician

References


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