"Mudshovel" (originally "Mudshuvel") is a song by the American
rock
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band
Staind
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. It was released in 1996 as the first single from ''Tormented'' and then released as the third single from their 1999
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Dysfunction
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''. It reached number 14 on the US Modern Rock Charts and number 10 on the Mainstream Rock charts. It originally appeared in a heavier form as 'Mudshuvel' on their debut album ''
Tormented''.
Composition
Musically, both versions of "Mudshovel" rely on a distinctive three-note
bass
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line that shifts into a rumbling low accompanied by a guitar playing rapidly ascending and descending
natural harmonics on the A string which pulsate with the rhythm. It opens the song and is preceded by tense vocals before escalating during the chorus. The re-recorded version is more polished than the one that appeared on ''Tormented'', taking out the screams, double kick, and chugging guitar to fit the modern rock radio format where it succeeded.
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Music video
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was filmed for the single. It mostly consists of the band playing in an enclosed arena on an elevated glass stage above a mosh pit and frontman Aaron Lewis
Aaron Francis Lewis (born April 13, 1972) is an American musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and founding member of the alternative metal band Staind, with whom he released eight studio albums. Since 2010, he has p ...
clutching a loose gate. Interspersed with this is a storyline involving a man being cheated on by his wife/girlfriend, only for her to be cheated on as well in the ending.
Charts
References
External links
Lyrics of this song
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1999 singles
1996 songs
Staind songs
Elektra Records singles
Song recordings produced by Terry Date
Songs written by Aaron Lewis
Songs written by Mike Mushok
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