# Bad Magick

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This article is about the Godsmack song. For other uses, see [Bad magic (disambiguation)](/source/Bad_magic_(disambiguation)).

"**Bad Magick**" is a song by American [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Godsmack](/source/Godsmack), released in February 2001. It is featured on their second studio album, *[Awake](/source/Awake_(Godsmack_album))*, and is the only [single](/source/Single_(music)) by the band that's not included in their compilation album *[Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack](/source/Good_Times,_Bad_Times..._Ten_Years_of_Godsmack)* (2007).

## Music video

Godsmack started working on the video with director Troy Smith in Portland, Maine, on September 10, 2001 and planned to finish the outdoor shots the next day and the arena shots at a concert, but the events of September 11 put a halt to the band's plans. The video was set to feature the band playing at a cookout in front of a handful of apathetic crowd members and one Godsmack fanatic, who tries to rally the rest of the audience. As the enthused fan watches the performance, he imagines the band performing in huge arenas. The live performance segments were delayed when the band's shows were cancelled after September 11.[1] Ultimately, Godsmack released the music video 23 years later, on May 30, 2024.[2]

## Trivia

The song is featured in the 2002 compilation *Wired-up*.

## Chart positions

**Singles** U.S. *Billboard*

Year Chart Position 2001 Mainstream Rock Tracks 12 Modern Rock Tracks 28

## Personnel

- [Sully Erna](/source/Sully_Erna) – [vocals](/source/Vocals), [rhythm guitar](/source/Rhythm_guitar), [drums](/source/Drums), [producer](/source/Record_producer)
- [Tony Rombola](/source/Tony_Rombola) – [lead guitars](/source/Lead_guitars), [additional vocals](/source/Backing_vocalist)
- [Robbie Merrill](/source/Robbie_Merrill) – [bass](/source/Bass_(guitar))
- [Mudrock](/source/Andrew_Murdock) – producer

## References

1. [GODSMACK HOPE TO PLAY TO APATHETIC CROWD AT BACKYARD COOKOUT](http://www.mtv.com/news/1451183/godsmack-hope-to-play-to-apathetic-crowd-at-backyard-cookout/)[dead link]

1. [Godsmack Share High Definition Video Of Classic Single ‘Bad Magick’](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/godsmack-bad-magick-high-definition-video/)

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