# Divisive (album)

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2022 studio album by Disturbed

Divisive Studio album by Disturbed Released November 18, 2022 Recorded 2022 Studio East Iris Studios (Berry Hill, Tennessee) 25th Street Recording Studios (Oakland, California) FMG Recording Studios (Orland Park, Illinois) Genre Heavy metal alternative metal hard rock Length 37:55 Label Reprise Producer Drew Fulk Disturbed chronology Evolution (2018) Divisive (2022) Singles from Divisive "Hey You" Released: July 14, 2022 "Unstoppable" Released: September 23, 2022 "Bad Man" Released: November 18, 2022 "Don't Tell Me" Released: November 7, 2023[1]

***Divisive*** is the eighth studio album by American [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) band [Disturbed](/source/Disturbed_(band)). Produced by [Drew Fulk](/source/Drew_Fulk), it was released on November 18, 2022, via [Reprise Records](/source/Reprise_Records).[2]

The first single from the album was "[Hey You](/source/Hey_You_(Disturbed_song))", which was released on July 14, 2022. In regards to the sound of the single, it is said to be similar to the band's earlier albums such as *[The Sickness](/source/The_Sickness)* and *[Ten Thousand Fists](/source/Ten_Thousand_Fists)*.[3] A promotional single called "[Unstoppable](/source/Unstoppable_(Disturbed_song))" was released on September 23, 2022, along with the details for their upcoming album.[4] With a run time of 37 minutes and 55 seconds, It is the shortest Disturbed album to date. It is the final Disturbed album to be released through Reprise Records.

## Background and recording

As early as October 2020, frontman [David Draiman](/source/David_Draiman) stated that he wanted new Disturbed music to be "blisteringly angry", considering everything going on in the world with the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).[5]

Back in April 2022, Draiman took to his [Instagram](/source/Instagram) page to a share a photo of a whiteboard to his fans and followers suggesting that the album has been completed, in that photo, which has now been deleted, a list of approximately ten songs can be seen, all marked with an "X" symbol, which had initially led to speculation by fans that the album is a covers album.[6]

[Ann Wilson](/source/Ann_Wilson) of [Heart](/source/Heart_(band)) appears on the album on the song titled "Don't Tell Me". According to Dan Donegan, Ann is David's favorite female hard rock singer. After Ann sent out a tweet saying she was "inspired" by the band's cover of "The Sound of Silence", David reached out to Ann to thank her and they developed an online friendship. After the demo of "Don't Tell Me" had been recorded the band felt like it needed a female voice, and they thought Ann would be perfect. David reached out to her to ask if she would appear on the record, and the band was delighted when she said yes. In many interviews band members have stated they are "humbled" to have such rock royalty appear on the album.[7]

"Hey You" topped the [Mainstream Rock](/source/Mainstream_Rock_(chart)) Airplay chart.[8] A song titled "Bad Man" began radio play on Octane by November 15, and the song's meaning was inspired by the [Russian invasion of Ukraine](/source/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine).[9]

At 37 minutes and 55 seconds, *Divisive* is the shortest studio album to be released by the band. It also features their shortest full song, "Won't Back Down".

## Reception

Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 59/100[10] Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [11] Blabbermouth 8.5/10[12] Classic Rock [13] Kerrang! [14] Melodic [15] Metal Hammer [16] Sputnikmusic 3.3/5[17] Wall of Sound 7/10[18]

*Divisive* received mixed to positive reviews from critics. In a review published on *Wall of Sound*, reviewer Ricky Aarons wrote: "Overall, Disturbed's new album is a pretty good record. Is it great? That decision may be divisive." He went on to praise the heavier approach on the album.[19]

Another review came from Kris Peters from *Heavy Magazine*: "Yes, Disturbed will always continue to do what they want musically, but don't ever think that means they are going soft. A welcome, if not completely triumphant, return!"[20]

Joe Daly of *[Metal Hammer](/source/Metal_Hammer)* gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5 stars in a review published on *[Louder Sound](/source/Louder_Sound)*. He said, "Polarising or not, Disturbed have reasserted their claim to the modern metal throne and *Divisive* will surely delight their existing fans, while picking up a few more along the way."[21]

[Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net) gave the album a rating of 8.5/10.[22]

## Track listing

All songs written by Disturbed, except where noted. "Don't Tell Me" appears as the first track on the [Spotify](/source/Spotify) release of the album.

Divisive track listing No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Hey You" 4:28 2. "Bad Man" Disturbed Drew Fulk 3:22 3. "Divisive" 3:58 4. "Unstoppable" 3:58 5. "Love to Hate" 3:36 6. "Feeding the Fire" Disturbed Fulk 4:19 7. "Don't Tell Me" (featuring Ann Wilson) Disturbed Fulk 4:31 8. "Take Back Your Life" Disturbed Fulk 2:58 9. "Part of Me" 3:53 10. "Won't Back Down" 2:52 Total length: 37:55

## Personnel

**Disturbed**

- [David Draiman](/source/David_Draiman) – lead vocals

- [Dan Donegan](/source/Dan_Donegan) – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals

- [Mike Wengren](/source/Mike_Wengren) – drums, percussion, backing vocals

- [John Moyer](/source/John_Moyer) – bass, backing vocals

**Additional musicians**

- [Ann Wilson](/source/Ann_Wilson) – vocals (on track 7)

**Additional personnel**

- [Drew Fulk](/source/Drew_Fulk) – production, mixing, engineering

- [Ted Jensen](/source/Ted_Jensen) – mastering

- Jeff Dunne – mixing

- Trent Woodman – mixing and engineering assistance

- Jace Mann – additional engineering (on track 7)

- Paul Murphy – additional engineering (on track 7)

## Charts

Weekly chart performance for Divisive Chart (2022) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 5 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 57 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26] 152 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27] 9 Croatian International Albums (HDU)[28] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] 78 Greek Albums (IFPI)[30] 51 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 15 French Albums (SNEP)[32] 150 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] 9 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[34] 12 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[35] 7 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[36] 37 Scottish Albums (OCC)[37] 13 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 11 UK Albums (OCC)[39] 17 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[40] 4 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[41] 2 US Billboard 200[42] 13 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[43] 1 US Digital Albums (Billboard)[44] 1 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[45] 1 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[46] 3

### Singles

Year Song US Main. [47] US Rock [48] US Hard Rock Digital [49] CAN Rock [50] CZE Rock [51] FIN [52] NZ Hot [53] 2022 "Hey You" 1 6 2 32 2 97 33 "Bad Man" 2 7 10 32 — — 38 2023 "Unstoppable" 1 7 1 29 — 67 — "Don't Tell Me" 2 — 1 — — — —

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