Isolation (Alter Bridge song)
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| Single by Alter Bridge | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album AB III | |||||||||||||||||||
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 September 26, 2010 October 25, 2010 |
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| Format | CD, digital download, music video | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:52 (radio edit) 4:13 (album version) |
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| Label | Roadrunner, Capitol | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Myles Kennedy, Brian Marshall, Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Michael "Elvis" Baskette | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Isolation" is a song written and performed by Alter Bridge, released as the first single from its third album, AB III. The song was made available as a digital download on September 26, 2010, in the United Kingdom by Roadrunner Records and October 25, 2010, in the United States by the band's own vanity label. Musically, "Isolation" is heavy and aggressive, featuring the band's style while retaining a melodic chorus and incorporating elements of alternative metal and speed metal. The lyrics explore metaphorically isolating oneself from faith and belief, a common theme throughout the record. A music video for the song was released on December 6, 2010.
The song impressed music critics, who praised the band members' musical skills displayed in the song, and debuted at No. 34 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks in October, though the single was originally only released in Britain. Several active rock radio stations in the United States put the song in regular rotation several weeks before its U.S. release. In the U.S., it initially became the most-added song on active rock radio and the 21st most-played active rock radio single, with the fastest increase in rotations out of any rock song at the time. In January 2011, the song reached No. 1 on active rock radio, where it remained for five consecutive weeks, and spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making it the band's first and to date No. 1 single.
Originally described by singer Myles Kennedy as a "real heavy track," the song was debuted after much anticipation by Roadrunner Records on their website on September 6, 2010 with the announcement that it would be released as the first single from AB III. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2010, followed by an October 25 release in the United States by the band's own vanity label, Alter Bridge Recordings.
"Isolation" is four minutes and thirteen seconds long on the album, and was edited down to three minutes and fifty-two seconds for radio airplay. Unlike most Alter Bridge singles, it is very heavy and aggressive, both musically and lyrically, and showcases the band's style, along with elements of speed metal and a strong melody, which has been noted by critics. Guitarist Mark Tremonti described the song as "a more upbeat tune, with some real metal in there – in fact it has a speed metal bridge," while emphasizing, "It has a melodic chorus, though: melody is still the most important thing for us." Myles Kennedy said about the song:
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