Keep Away (song)
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"Keep Away" is the second single by heavy metal
band Godsmack
. It was released on the band's first studio album Godsmack
. It is also among one of the band's most popular songs to fans. "Keep Away" was inducted into the Top 100 Greatest Rock songs labeled under "Guitar Legends".
The song was featured in 2002 film Rollerball
.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Godsmack
Godsmack
Godsmack is an American heavy metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Shannon Larkin...
. It was released on the band's first studio album Godsmack
Godsmack (album)
-Controversy:The album caused controversy due to its profane lyrics without a Parental Advisory Label. After listening to his son's copy of the album, a father in the U.S. complained to Wal-Mart, who sold him the album, that the lyrics were offensive. Wal-Mart and Kmart took the album off the...
. It is also among one of the band's most popular songs to fans. "Keep Away" was inducted into the Top 100 Greatest Rock songs labeled under "Guitar Legends".
The song was featured in 2002 film Rollerball
Rollerball (2002 film)
Rollerball is a 2002 remake of the 1975 science-fiction film of the same name. This updated version stars Chris Klein, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn and Jean Reno, was directed by John McTiernan and has a much greater concentration on action with more muted social and political overtones...
.
Chart positions
Singles - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 5 |
| 1999 | Modern Rock Tracks | 31 |