"Control" is a song written by

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band

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. It's the second radio single from their self-titled debut album. The single was released to radio in January 2008. A digital single followed in February 2008. The song was written by Paul Meany, Darren King, Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas and Greg Hill. It was originally released on '' Reset EP'' in 2004. The song is also featured as downloadable content for the ''

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'' series of video games. The song won a

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in 2005 for Best Modern Rock Song of the Year.

Music video

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ad for extras stated that it is a "highly stylized concept" that requires at least 300 extras. As of 2021, the music video has not been released yet due to copyright issues in regards to a similar, previously released clip from a European group. However, the music video was included on the DVD of the fall Armistice tour, filmed at Gurgaon,

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. A leaked version of the clip can be foun
here

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The song won a 2005

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for Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year.

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