Savior (Rise Against song)

"Savior"
Cover art for the single "Savior" by Rise Against. The cover features a picture of three guitar players and one drummer, performing in a dirt lot.
Single by Rise Against
from the album Appeal to Reason
ReleasedJune 3, 2009
RecordedThe Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
Genre
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)Rise Against
Producer(s)
Rise Against singles chronology
"Audience of One"
(2009) 		"Savior"
(2009) 		"Help Is on the Way"
(2011)
Music video
"Savior" on YouTube

"Savior" is a song by American punk rock band Rise Against, featured on their fifth studio album Appeal to Reason (2008). In contrast to the social and political topics normally discussed in Rise Against songs, "Savior" is about forgiveness and broken relationships. It is a punk rock song, with a "frenetic pace" that John Hanson of Sputnikmusic described as reminiscent of tracks from the band's 2003 album Revolutions per Minute.[3] It was released as Appeal to Reason's third single on June 3, 2009.

"Savior" was well received by critics, with praise for its lyrics. It remains one of the band's most commercially successful singles to date. It peaked at number three on both the Hot Rock Songs and Alternative Songs music charts, and became the record holder for the most consecutive weeks spent on the latter chart with sixty-five weeks. The accompanying music video depicts actors in animal costumes engaging in a mosh pit.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AV Club was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The 66 Best Hard Rock Songs of the 21st Century". Loudwire. October 2, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hanson Review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).