Song · Disturbed
“Land of Confusion” by Disturbed
From the album Ten Thousand Fists (2005)
“Land of Confusion” by Disturbed appears on 13 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2005 and 2023. It was first released in 2005 on the album Ten Thousand Fists. Its best result is #3 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #91 alternative song of 2006 and #5,120 alternative song of all time.
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Disturbed dragged "Land of Confusion", a Genesis song written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford, onto their 2005 album Ten Thousand Fists and gave it a thorough metal refit. Dan Donegan's guitars chug like heavy machinery, Mike Wengren hammers away on drums and percussion, and John Moyer's bass keeps the floor shaking.
David Draiman spits Rutherford's words out in a clipped, furious bark that makes them sound freshly aggrieved. The band produced it with Johnny K, and Ben Grosse mixed it loud and wide, the kind of cover built to make a certain crowd forget it was ever anybody else's song.
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 | 393 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
| 2006 | 29 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 16 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 38 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 48 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 | 97 |
| 2006 | 3 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 62 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95 | 94.1 The Zone | 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade | 210 |
| 2013 | 189 | KBPI | KBPI Top 200 Songs of All Time | 200 |
| 2014 | 369 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 393 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 479 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2023 | 479 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
Also listed as: Land Of Confusion.
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