DESCRIPTION:
"The Red" is the breakthrough single from the Chicago-based hard rock band Chevelle. It is the fifth track and lead single from their major label debut, Wonder What's Next, released in 2002. It is often considered their most popular track, despite the fact that "Send the Pain Below" charted higher. However, it is the band's biggest pop hit, reaching #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, in addition to placing in the top 5 of both the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart (#3) and the Modern Rock Tracks chart (#4), which is where "Send the Pain Below" did chart higher. MLB Player Geoff Blum uses "The Red" as his intro song when coming up to bat.

The song is about dealing with frustration and anger. Its music video depicts an anger management seminar where vocalist Pete Loeffler ascends a podium and sings the verse lyrics. The video then breaks to Chevelle performing the heavy chorus under red lighting. By the end of the song, the agitated seminar participants, which include band members Sam and Joe, begin tossing folding chairs.


Lyrics

They say freak
When you're singled out
The red
Well it filters through

So lay down
The threat is real
When his sight goes red again

Seeing red again
Seeing red again

This change he won't contain
Slip away to clear your mind
When asked what made it show?
The truth he gives in to most

So lay down
The threat is real
When his sight goes red again

So lay down
The threat is real
When his sight goes red again

So lay down
The threat is real
When his sight goes red again

Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red again
Seeing red!

They say freak
When you're singled out
The red
It filters through