Song · Drowning Pool
“Tear Away” by Drowning Pool
From the EP Pieces of Nothing (2000)
“Tear Away” by Drowning Pool appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2002. It was first released in 2000 on the EP Pieces of Nothing. Its best result is #60 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #149 alternative song of 2002.
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"Tear Away" first surfaced on Drowning Pool's 2000 EP Pieces of Nothing, then came roaring back in 2002 on Wind-up as Sinner's second single, the follow-up to "Bodies". It's nu metal built for the pit, all churn and pressure until the chorus blows the lid off. Dave Williams put its meaning plainly: sooner or later everybody has to shut out the rest of the world and look after themselves.
The wrestling world grabbed it. WrestleMania X8 used it as one of its two headline themes, and the band played it live at the show, while the wrestler Kevin Steen later walked to the ring to it in Combat Zone Wrestling and Ring of Honor. On Billboard it climbed to No. 18 on the Mainstream Rock chart and No. 37 on Modern Rock.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 60 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
| 2002 | 69 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
| 2002 | 69 | Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT | WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002 | 104 |
| 2002 | 70 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002 | 103 |
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