Song · Coheed and Cambria
“The Suffering” by Coheed and Cambria
From the album Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (2005)
“The Suffering” by Coheed and Cambria appears on 11 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2005 and 2006. It was first released in 2005 on the album Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness. Its best result is #56 on The End Top 107 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #137 alternative song of 2005.
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"The Suffering" followed "Welcome Home" as the second single from Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness, the third album from Coheed and Cambria, and it's the moment the progressive rock dreamers showed they could land a hook sticky enough to cross over. Claudio Sanchez wrote the words, the whole band built the music, and they co-produced it with Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner before handing it to Andy Wallace to mix. Danny Louis sits in on keyboards and Sarah Kathryn Jacobs adds backing vocals.
It even nudged at the pop world, peaking at number 10 on Billboard's Bubbling Under chart, just shy of the Hot 100. The critics bought in too: AllMusic's Rob Theakston flagged it as a highlight of the album, and PopMatters' Jordan Blum marveled at how neatly it marries catchiness to complexity.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 85 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005 | 91 |
| 2005 | 98 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 | 106 |
| 2005 | 87 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 | 101 |
| 2005 | 56 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2005 | 107 |
| 2005 | 138 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 | 150 |
| 2005 | 78 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005 | 99 |
| 2005 | 67 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2005 | 106 |
| 2005 | 94 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005 | 105 |
| 2005 | 98 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
| 2006 | 69 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006 | 88 |
| 2006 | 80 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
Also listed as: the Suffering; The SUffering.
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