Song · Godsmack
“Bad Magick” by Godsmack
From the album Awake (2000)
“Bad Magick” by Godsmack appears on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2001 and 2002. It was first released in 2000 on the album Awake. Its best result is #26 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #141 alternative song of 2001.
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"Bad Magick" comes from Awake, Godsmack's second studio album, and went out as a single in February 2001. Sully Erna wrote it and produced it with Mudrock, who also recorded the band, Jay Baumgardner mixed, and Robbie Merrill's bass, Tony Rombola's guitar and Tommy Stewart's drums lock into a heavy, grinding groove.
The song has a strange afterlife. The band started shooting a video with director Troy Smith in Portland, Maine, on September 10, 2001, planning a cookout gig for a bored crowd and one devoted fan who dreams of arena glory, and the attacks the next day stopped it cold. The finished clip finally surfaced on May 30, 2024, 23 years on. It's also the only Godsmack single left off the 2007 hits collection Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 82 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001 | 93 |
| 2001 | 39 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 64 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
| 2001 | 26 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 850 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
Also listed as: Bad Magik; Bad Magic.
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