"Take My Scars" is a song by American
heavy metal band
Machine Head
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from the album ''
The More Things Change...''. It was released as a single on November 24, 1997 and is also available on the band's live album ''
Hellalive
''Hellalive'' is the first live album by American heavy metal band Machine Head.
The album was released to fulfill Machine Head's commitment to Roadrunner Records (the band released ''Through the Ashes of Empires
''Through the Ashes of Empi ...
''. The song is sung from the viewpoint of the Devil.
"Take My Scars" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2000 film ''
Faust: Love of the Damned.''
Track listing
Digipack version
# "Take My Scars" – 4:21
# "
Negative Creep"
(Nirvana
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cover) – 2:40
# "
Ten Ton Hammer"
(Demo version) – 5:01
# "Struck a Nerve"
(Demo version) – 3:35
Slimcase version
# "Take My Scars" – 4:21
# "Negative Creep"
(Nirvana cover) – 2:40
# "Take My Scars"
(Live) – 4:24
# "Blood for Blood"
(Live) – 3:55
Japanese EP version
# "Take My Scars" – 5:24
# "Negative Creep"
(Nirvana Cover) – 2:40
# "Ten Ton Hammer"
(Demo version) – 4:55
# "Struck a Nerve"
(Demo version) – 3:35
# "Take My Scars"
(Live) – 4:26
# "Struck a Nerve"
(Live) – 4:10
# "A Thousand Lies"
(Live) – 7:14
# "Blood for Blood"
(Live) – 4:14
# "Violate"
(Live) – 7:31
Charts
References
1997 singles
Machine Head (band) songs
Roadrunner Records singles
1997 songs
Songs written by Adam Duce
Songs written by Robb Flynn
Songs written by Dave McClain (drummer)
Songs written by Logan Mader
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