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Red Cold River

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"Red Cold River"
Single by Breaking Benjamin
from the album Ember
ReleasedJanuary 5, 2018 (2018-01-05)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:23
LabelHollywood
Songwriters
Producers
  • Aaron Bruch
  • Benjamin Burnley
  • Jasen Rauch
  • Keith Wallen
Breaking Benjamin singles chronology
"Never Again"
(2017)		 "Red Cold River"
(2018)		 "Torn in Two"
(2018)
Music video
"Red Cold River" on YouTube

"Red Cold River" is a song by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was their lead single from their sixth studio album Ember.

Background

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"Red Cold River" was first announced as the lead single for the band's sixth studio album, Ember, in December 2017.[4] A short teaser clip of the song was released on January 1, 2018,[5][6] while the full song was later officially released on January 5, 2018.[7][8] The song debuted number 38 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in its first week at radio, making it the biggest gainer on the chart of the week.[9] A music video was released on January 18, 2018, featuring alternating footage of the band performing, and scenes of an anguished father who finds his missing daughter dead near a creek.[10] The man meets a Native American woman who helps him see a vision of the man who killed his daughter and was a part of the search party. The father transforms into a monster, hunts down the killer, and beats him almost to death, but stops upon seeing the angel of his deceased daughter.[10]

Themes and composition

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The song features a "dark and moody" guitar riff[11] and quiet-loud dynamics, with sections of "lunging, low-slung rhythms juxtaposed by soaring atmospheric moments".[12] The band's lead vocalist Benjamin Burnley employs screamed vocals in the pre-chorus, followed by clean, melodic vocals in the chorus, singing the dark lines "I can't feel anything at all / this life has left me cold and damned".[11][12] The song's "heavy yet melodic" sound was compared to prior Breaking Benjamin songs "I Will Not Bow" and "The Diary of Jane".[13]

Reception

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Initial critical reception of the song was mixed. Metal Injection praised the song for being "catchy" and having a "memorable enough hook" that takes effect after hearing the song three times.[14] MetalSucks was less enthusiastic, criticizing that it sounded too much like early 2000s rock music from the band and similar artists such as Seether and Theory of a Deadman.[15]

In its first week of release, the song sold 22,000 copies in the US.[16]

Personnel

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Charts

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References

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  1. ↑ "The 40 Best Hard Rock Songs of 2018". Loudwire. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Yadav, Dylan (January 5, 2018). "Breaking Benjamin Return To Form With 'Red Cold River'". Immortal Reviews. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Red Cold River - Breaking Benjamin - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin announces new single, "Red Cold River" - Music News - ABC News Radio". ABC News Radio. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin Tease New Single "Red Cold River"". Theprp.com. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Listen to new Breaking Benjamin single Red Cold River". Teamrock.com. January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hear BREAKING BENJAMIN's New Single 'Red Cold River'". Blabbermouth.net. January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin Releases Trailer for "Red Cold River" Video - Alternative Addiction". www.alternativeaddiction.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Breaking Benjamin Reveal Chilling Tale in 'Red Cold River' Video". Loudwire.com. January 19, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Breaking Benjamin shares teaser for upcoming single, "Red Cold River" - Music News - ABC News Radio". ABC News Radio. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Listen to Breaking Benjamin's Crushing New Song 'Red Cold River'". Loudwire.com. January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin Get Heavy with 'Red Cold River' – Song Review - Audio Ink Radio". Audioinkradio.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  14. ↑ "BREAKING BENJAMIN's New Song "Red Cold River" Will Get Stuck in Your Head (The Third Time You Hear It) - Metal Injection". Metalinjection.net. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin: Still a Band - MetalSucks". Metalsucks.com. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin Flows Onto Rock Charts With 'Red Cold River'". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
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