Song · Alter Bridge
“Rise Today” by Alter Bridge
From the album Blackbird (2007)
“Rise Today” by Alter Bridge appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2007 and 2010. It was first released in 2007 on the album Blackbird. Its best result is #34 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007.
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"Rise Today" was Alter Bridge's opening shot from Blackbird, their second album, sent out as its lead single in July 2007. Michael "Elvis" Baskette produced it, and the band plays it big and taut: Myles Kennedy sings lead and plays guitar alongside Mark Tremonti, who adds backing vocals, while Brian Marshall's bass and Scott Phillips' drums keep it churning. Brian Sperber mixed it.
Kennedy wrote the words, and early on plenty of fans took it for an anti-war song. Tremonti waved that off: the point, he said, was to take a hard look at yourself and ask what you can do to make things better and become a better person. It went on to reach number 3 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 34 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 105 |
| 2008 | 93 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 444 | 97.9 The Loop | The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) | 500 |
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