Help (Papa Roach song)
| "Help" | ||||
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| Single by Papa Roach | ||||
| from the album Crooked Teeth | ||||
| Released | February 17, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Eleven Seven | |||
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| "Help" on YouTube | ||||
"Help" is a single by American rock band Papa Roach, from their ninth studio album Crooked Teeth. It topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in April 2017 for six consecutive weeks.
Background
[edit]The song was first released as a single on February 17, 2017.[2][3] The song was produced by Nicholas Furlong and Colin Brittain, two younger, up-and-coming music producers the band chose to work with, to help find a new sound that mixed their Infest-era sound with more modern music.[2][4] A music video for the song was released on May 1, 2017.[5] Directed by Darren Craig, the video features the band performing and shows footage of unfortunate life events happening to a man wearing a bunny costume.[5]
Themes and composition
[edit]Lyrically, the song's message is centered around surviving mental health issues.[4] The song features bass-driven verses, followed by a wash of heavy guitar and synths in the chorus, with frontman Jacoby Shaddix's recurring line in the chorus singing "I think I need help / I’m drowning in myself".[4] Rock Sound described the song as "infectious, emotional...powerful...a cry for help in musical form".[6] Shaddix described the song:
With a track like Help, that song kind of harkens back to 'Scars', but it’s a little bit more uptempo and upbeat than Scars is. But it’s just a dark anthem, and I like that juxtaposition...We tapped into that on a track like Scars back in the day, and we were, like, ‘All right. Let’s see if we wrote something in a major key again.’ We’ve done that with songs like Lifeline in the past...It’s got a little element of some old school with some new school.[7]
Charts
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Jacoby Shaddix – lead vocals
- Jerry Horton – guitar
- Tobin Esperance – bass
- Tony Palermo – drums
References
[edit]- ^ "Rockest Record: Papa Roach - Help, Greg Puciato drops in, Rock Show with Daniel P Carter - BBC Radio 1". BBC. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "New Song Premiere: PAPA ROACH's 'Help'". blabbermouth.net. February 17, 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Listen to Papa Roach's blistering new single, "Help" - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Papa Roach Unleash Catchy, Cathartic New Song 'Help'". Loudwire. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Papa Roach Soundtrack Bunny's Bad Day in 'Help' Video". Loudwire. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Listen To A New Papa Roach Song - News - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound Magazine. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Papa Roach share behind-the-scenes video". teamrock.com. February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Papa Roach Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 28. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "CZ - Radio - Top 20 Modern Rock" (select "Top 20 Modern Rock" into the search box, then select "201725"). hitparada.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Papa Roach: Help" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Papa Roach Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Papa Roach Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Papa Roach – Help". Music Canada.
- ^ "American single certifications – Papa Roach – Help". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
