Animal I Have Become

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Background and writing

Lead singer Adam Gontier has stated that while he was addicted to the painkiller OxyContin, he was abusive and angry and had no idea who he was anymore. He wrote "Animal I Have Become" while in rehab for his addiction.[3][4] Gontier also added, "'Animal I Have Become' is my realization that change had to happen, I had to ask for help."[5] The band wrote a demo version of the song in 2004 while on a bus in Germany.[6] Bassist Brad Walst spoke to Billboard about the song stating, "I remember saying [that] that riff would be great heavy. As soon as we got back to North America, we started jamming it as a heavy song, and it was like, 'Shit, I think we've nailed it.'"[6]

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, by Alfred Music Publishing, the track runs at 123 BPM and is in the key of D minor.[7] Gontier's range in the song spans from the notes G4 to C6.[7]

Release

In late 2005, the band performed an alternate version of the song in concerts that featured a different set of lyrics. The song was first released online through the group's MySpace page on April 1, 2006,[8] before it was released as a single for radio airplay on April 10, 2006.[1] Both "Animal I Have Become" and "Pain" have been released in acoustic formats and are available on online music stores such as iTunes.[9]

Music video

The video was directed by Dean Karr and was shot in downtown Toronto.[10] It was released on April 24, 2006.[10] The video also premiered on MTV on May 2.[11] The video reached the top five on Fuse.tv and was the winner of Fuse's Oven Fresh.[12]

Reception

Music critics widely described "Animal I Have Become" as a highlight of One-X. Writing for Melodic, Kaj Roth praised "Animal I Have Become" as "really good" and a "great ... single" from the album.[13] In a review of One-X for The Lewiston Tribune, journalist Nate Gibb named the song as "catchy tune" with thick guitars and "straightforward beats."[14] Similarly to Gibb in his review, AllMusic's Corey Apar singled out "Animal I Have Become" as having "a slight singsongy chorus to complement the track's thick riffing."[15] J. Krueger of Consequence.net remarked, "it's a tune built to get stadiums, festival sites, and biker bars on their feet and moving, and it does so damn near flawlessly," praising the song's chorus and "syncopated guitar riff."[16]

Accolades

In 2006, the song was Canada's most-played rock song and won that year's Mediabase award for the most-played rock song on radio.[17] At the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, the song was nominated for "Modern Rock Single of the Year" and won the "Rock Single of the Year" award.[18][19] The song received a BMI Award in 2006 along with their other single "Pain".[20] The song was ranked at number 45 on Loudwire's "Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs" in 2012.[21] In May 2021, for the 40th anniversary of Mainstream Rock Tracks, Billboard ranked the song at number 41 on its list of the 100 most successful songs in the chart's history;[22][23] in September 2023, the magazine ranked the song at number 95 on a similar retrospective list for the 35th anniversary of Modern Rock Tracks (which by then had been renamed to Alternative Airplay).[24][25]

Accolades for "Animal I Have Become"
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Alternative Addiction United States "Song of the Year"[26] 2006 10
Loudwire "Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs"[21] 2012 45

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Animal I Have Become"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2006 Billboard Music Awards Modern Rock Single of the Year Template:Nom [18]
Rock Single of the Year Template:Won [19]
2006 BMI Awards BMI Pop Award Template:Won [20]
2006 BDS Spin Certified Awards 100,000 spins Template:Won [27]
2006 Mediabase Awards Most-Played Rock Song Template:Won [17]
2007 FMQB Awards Rock Song of the Year Template:Won [28]
2008 SOCAN Awards SOCAN Salutes Template:Won [29]

Personnel

Credits for "Animal I Have Become" adapted from the album's liner notes.[30]

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Charts

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Certifications

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Release history

Release dates and formats for "Animal I Have Become"
Region Date Format Label Ref(s).
United States April 10, 2006 Alternative radio Jive [1]
Mainstream rock [39]
Various April 18, 2006 Digital download [2]

References

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External links

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