"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)
"Borderlines"
(2019)
Alternative cover
The cover for the CD and digital version of the single.
Music video
"Shock Me" on YouTube

"Shock Me" is a single by American heavy metal band Baroness. The second single off of their fourth studio album, Purple, Shock Me features elements of their traditional sludge metal sound, along with backing synthesizers to create a progressive rock aura. The single was the band's second ever to chart, reaching number 28 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

"Shock Me" was the band's first, and to date only, song nominated for a Grammy award. Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, the song finished as one of the four runners-up.[1]

Track listing

Digital and 12"
No.TitleLength
1."Shock Me"4:17
Promotional CD
No.TitleLength
1."Shock Me" (Radio edit)3:47
2."Shock Me" (Album version)4:17

Charting

Chart (2015โ€“16) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[2] 28

Accolades

Grammy Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017"Shock Me"Grammy Award for Best Metal PerformanceNominated

References

  1. โ†‘ "MEGADETH Wins 'Best Metal Performance' GRAMMY Award". Blabbermouth.net. February 12, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. โ†‘ "Baroness Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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