# Guarded > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Guarded > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Guarded.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarded > Source revision: 1321887508 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Guarded" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 2005 promotional single by Disturbed "Guarded" Promotional single by Disturbed from the album Ten Thousand Fists Released June 28, 2005 (2005-06-28) Studio Groovemaster (Chicago, Illinois) Length 3:22 Label Reprise Songwriters Dan Donegan Mike Wengren David Draiman Producer Johnny K Disturbed singles chronology "Liberate" (2003) "Guarded" (2005) "Stricken" (2005) "**Guarded**" is a song by American [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) band [Disturbed](/source/Disturbed_(band)). It was released on June 28, 2005, as a promotional single from their third studio album, *[Ten Thousand Fists](/source/Ten_Thousand_Fists)* (2005).[1] It was the band's first overall single to feature new bassist [John Moyer](/source/John_Moyer). ## Lyrical themes According to vocalist [David Draiman](/source/David_Draiman), "Guarded" is about how his lifestyle forces him to protect himself emotionally. He said, "It's a song that reflects what choosing this life forces certain people to do in a certain way—you have to remain guarded on a certain level."[1] ## Release "Guarded" was released to radio stations as a promotional single on June 28, 2005. Vocalist David Draiman said, "[The song] was put out there to just whet everybody's appetite. It's one of the more aggressive tracks on the record—just to remind everybody where we came from and who we are. Kind of give back to the core a little bit."[1] ## Personnel - [David Draiman](/source/David_Draiman) – vocals - [Dan Donegan](/source/Dan_Donegan) – guitars - [John Moyer](/source/John_Moyer) – bass - [Mike Wengren](/source/Mike_Wengren) – drums ## Charts Year Chart Position 2005 Mainstream Rock Tracks 7[2] Modern Rock Tracks 28[2] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-guardedsingle_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-guardedsingle_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-guardedsingle_1-2) ["Disturbed: New single "Stricken" to go for radio adds this month"](https://www.webcitation.org/66Yw3h9mT?url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=39017). [Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net). July 8, 2005. Archived from [the original](http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=39017) on March 31, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2009. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-singlecharts_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-singlecharts_2-1) ["*Ten Thousand Fists* US single charts"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/disturbed/chart-history/). Retrieved July 9, 2009. v t e Disturbed Dan Donegan Mike Wengren David Draiman John Moyer Steve "Fuzz" Kmak Erich Awalt Studio albums The Sickness Believe Ten Thousand Fists Indestructible Asylum Immortalized Evolution Divisive Compilation albums The Lost Children Live albums & DVDs M.O.L. Music as a Weapon II Live & Indestructible Indestructible in Germany Singles "Stupify" "Down with the Sickness" "Voices" "The Game" "Prayer" "Remember" "Liberate" "Guarded" "Stricken" "Just Stop" "Land of Confusion" "Ten Thousand Fists" "Inside the Fire" "Perfect Insanity" "Indestructible" "The Night" "Another Way to Die" "The Animal" "Warrior" "Hell" "The Vengeful One" "Immortalized" "The Light" "The Sound of Silence" "Open Your Eyes" "Are You Ready" "A Reason to Fight" "No More" "Hey You" "Unstoppable" "I Will Not Break" Concert tours Music as a Weapon Indestructible Tour Asylum Tour Related articles Discography Awards and nominations Device Fight or Flight Category Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Guarded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarded) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarded?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.