Identity (August Burns Red song)

"Identity"
Single by August Burns Red
from the album Found in Far Away Places
ReleasedMay 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)[1]
GenreMetalcore
Length4:20
LabelFearless
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Carson Slovak
  • Grant McFarland
August Burns Red singles chronology
"The Wake"
(2015)
"Identity"
(2015)
"What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)"
(2016)

"Identity" is a song by American metalcore band August Burns Red. Released on May 26, 2015, it is the second single from their seventh studio album Found in Far Away Places.[1] The song was nominated for Best Metal Performance for the 2016 Grammy Awards, losing to Cirice by Ghost.[2] The lyrics were based on the coming out of a friend.[3]

  1. ^ a b Sharp, Tyler (May 26, 2015). "August Burns Red get creative on pulverizing "Identity" single". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. ^ Staff (February 13, 2016). "Grammys 2016 Preview: From Tame Impala to Slipknot, an Inside Look at the Rock Acts Going for Gold". Billboard. Retrieved January 15, 2017.