Shock Me (Baroness song)

"Shock Me"
The vinyl cover
Single by Baroness
from the album Purple
ReleasedNovember 15, 2015
Recorded2015
StudioTarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, New York
Genre
Length4:17
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)John Dyer Baizley
Producer(s)
Baroness singles chronology
"Chlorine & Wine"
(2015)
"Shock Me"
(2015)
"Try to Disappear"
(2017)
Alternative cover
The digital cover
Music video
"Shock Me" on YouTube

"Shock Me" is a song by American heavy metal band Baroness. The second single off of their fourth studio album Purple, the track features elements of their traditional sludge metal sound, along with backing synthesizers to create a progressive rock aura.

The single was released digitally and on a 12-inch vinyl picture disc featuring artwork by Marald Van Haasteren.[1] It was the band's third song to chart, spending ten weeks on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

"Shock Me" finished as one of the four runners-up for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

  1. ^ "BARONESS RELEASE FINAL TWO PICTURE DISCS IN PURPLE SERIES". indiepulsemusic.com. November 21, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "MEGADETH Wins 'Best Metal Performance' GRAMMY Award". Blabbermouth.net. February 12, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.