Song · Disturbed
“Guarded” by Disturbed
From the album Ten Thousand Fists (2005)
“Guarded” by Disturbed appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2005. It was first released in 2005 on the album Ten Thousand Fists. Its best result is #31 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #226 alternative song of 2005.
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Disturbed sent "Guarded" out to radio at the end of June 2005 as a promotional taste of Ten Thousand Fists, their third studio album, and it doubled as an introduction: the first single to carry John Moyer on bass. David Draiman pitched it as one of the record's harder-hitting cuts, put out on purpose to whet appetites and remind the faithful where the band came from.
The subject is armor. Draiman has explained that the song is about how the life he chose forces him to keep his emotional defenses up, and all four members share the writing credit. Johnny K produced it alongside the band, Ben Grosse mixed it, and Dan Donegan's guitar and Mike Wengren's drums give Draiman's bark plenty to push against.
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 | 80 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 | 101 |
| 2005 | 95 | CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC | CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005 | 98 |
| 2005 | 31 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2005 | 106 |
| 2005 | 90 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
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