"Blow Me Away" is a song by American

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band

Breaking Benjamin Breaking Benjamin is an American Rock music, rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, formed in 1999 by lead singer and guitarist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The first lineup of the band also included guitarist Aaron Fink an ...

. The song is a non-album single, written in 2004 specifically for the '' Halo 2 Original Soundtrack''. It was later released in 2010 as a digital single. In 2011, a remixed version of the song was released on '' Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin'', featuring vocals of Sydnee Duran from Valora. Written by vocalist and guitarist

Benjamin Burnley Benjamin Jackson Burnley IV (born March 10, 1978) is an American musician and the founder and frontman of the rock band Breaking Benjamin. As the sole constant and namesake of the group, Burnley has served as its principal songwriter, lead voca ...

and then-drummer Jeremy Hummel, the song is described as featuring "

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roots, ... a vocal-centric aesthetic, heavy electric rhythm guitars", and "an aggressive male vocalist".

Track listing

Controversies

When drummer Jeremy Hummel filed a federal wrongful termination lawsuit against the band, he contended that he co-wrote the song. In March 2010, it was announced that Hollywood Records was seeking the band's permission to produce the remix with additional vocals from Sydnee Duran of Valora. In May 2011, while the band was on hiatus due to Burnley's health issues, guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark Klepaski gave the label permission to remix the song after being offered money. Burnley fired both two days later. In June, Burnley filed a lawsuit against Fink and Klepaski, seeking at least $750,000 in damages and the exclusive right to the band's name. He claimed that both members had made unilateral and unauthorized decisions on behalf of the band, though both of them denied these claims. On April 19, 2013, Burnley announced that the dispute between him and the other members had been resolved and that he retained the right to continue the band under the name Breaking Benjamin.

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Personnel

; "Blow Me Away" * Performed by

– vocals, rhythm guitar ** Aaron Fink – lead guitar ** Mark Klepaski – bass ** Jeremy Hummel – drums * Written by Benjamin Burnley and Jeremy Hummel * Produced and mixed by

David Bendeth David Jonathan Bendeth (born 17 June 1954) is an English multi-platinum award-winning record producer. He was also the frontman of The Bendeth Band. Early life David Bendeth was born on 17 June 1954 in Stoke Newington, Hackney, London, England ...

* Digital editing by

Dan Korneff Dan Korneff is an American music producer, mixer, and engineer based in Long Island, New York. Former owner of House of Loud Studios, he has worked with several prominent rock bands, most notably Breaking Benjamin, Paramore, Papa Roach, Lamb of ...

* Recorded at Blackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee ; "Blow Me Away" * Written by Benjamin Burnley and Jeremy Hummel * Produced and mixed by

* Mix engineering by

* Engineering and digital editing by Dan Korneff and John Bender * Recorded at House of Loud, Elmwood Park, New Jersey * Mastered by

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' '' Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Early life ...

at Sterling Sound, New York City, New York * Additional vocals by Sydnee Duran of Valora

References

{{authority control 2004 songs 2 2010 singles 2011 singles Breaking Benjamin songs Hollywood Records singles Songs written by Benjamin Burnley