"Give Me a Sign"
Single by Breaking Benjamin
from the album Dear Agony
ReleasedJanuary 5, 2010
GenreAlternative rock
Length
  • 4:17 (album version)
  • 3:45 (radio edit)
LabelHollywood
Songwriter(s)Benjamin Burnley
Producer(s)David Bendeth
Breaking Benjamin singles chronology
"I Will Not Bow"
(2009)		 "Give Me a Sign"
(2010)		 "Lights Out"
(2010)
Alternative cover

"Give Me a Sign", or as listed on charts and the single "Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever)", is a song by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was released in January 2010 as the second single from their fourth album Dear Agony.

Release

The song was released as a radio single on January 5, 2010.[1] Upon its release as a single, the song has adopted the extended title, "Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever)". The song reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was far more successful on the Billboard rock charts, reaching number six on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, number nine on the Hot Rock Songs chart, and number 10 on the Alternative Songs chart.

An acoustic version was released by the band on January 13, 2010. The acoustic version was placed on the Japanese import release of Dear Agony.[2]

Along with the singles "Sooner or Later" and "Until the End", "Give Me a Sign" has been released as a downloadable song on Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero through the Breaking Benjamin Track Pack DLC.

Track listing

Promotional single No. 1
No.TitleLength
1."Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever) (radio edit)"3:41
2."Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever) (radio edit)"3:41
3."Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever) (album version)"4:17
4."Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever) (call-out hook No. 1)"0:11
5."Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever) (call-out hook No. 2)"0:08
Promotional single No. 2
No.TitleLength
1."Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever) pop edit"3:45
2."Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever) alt radio edit"3:40
3."Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever) call-out hook No. 1"0:11
4."Give Me a Sign (Forever and Ever) call-out hook No. 2"0:08

Music video

On February 17, a music video was put into the planning process.[3] The band shot the video for "Give Me a Sign" with acclaimed director Nigel Dick. While singer Benjamin Burnley said he had not completely divulged the concept, he added an element of suspense by stating that he hoped fans of the band would "recognize and be excited by the inclusion of certain key characters from the band's past".[4] The video premiered on their Myspace page on March 10, which happened to be Benjamin Burnley's 32nd birthday.[5] It is the last Breaking Benjamin video to feature Aaron Fink, Mark Klepaski, and Chad Szeliga.

The music video shows a young woman rushed into a hospital, her fiancé, an old man, and a young child. A man whose face can't be seen comes into their rooms and takes their hands. Each room features artwork from Breaking Benjamin's albums. The young boy's room has a picture of the cover art from Saturate. The old man with the Breaking Benjamin tattoo on his finger is from the cover of We Are Not Alone. The faceless man is the "Evil Angel" from the cover of Phobia, and the song of the same name; and the woman in the hospital bed resembles Jane from "The Diary of Jane" music video. Her room features the MRI scan of Ben's head from the cover of Dear Agony.

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases - ..."
  2. ↑ "The Shallow Bay – Official Home of Breaking Benjamin". www.shallowbay.com. 9 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "BOOKED: Breaking Benjamin - Nigel Dick, director". VideoStatic.
  4. ↑ Breaking Benjamin’s ‘Dear Agony’ Certified Gold Archived March 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin - Give Me a Sign Video by BREAKING BENJAMIN - MySpace Video". Archived from the original on March 13, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Breaking Benjamin Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ "American single certifications – Breaking Benjamin – Give Me a Sign". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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