"What Drives the Weak"
Single by Shadows Fall
from the album The War Within
Released	March 22, 2005
Recorded	April – May 2004
Studio	Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA
Genre	Melodic metalcore
Length	4:44 (album version) 4:09 (edit)
Label	Century Media
Songwriters	Matt Bachand, Jason Bittner, Jonathan Donais, Brian Fair, Paul Romanko
Producers	Chris "Zeuss" Harris, Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall singles chronology
"Destroyer of Senses" (2003) "What Drives the Weak" (2005) "Inspiration on Demand" (2005)

"What Drives the Weak" is the second single by Shadows Fall from their album The War Within. The song peaked at Number 38 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.^[1]

The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to "Before I Forget" by Slipknot.^[2][3]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Zach Merck.^[4]

The video shows the band performing the song in a house inhabited by bikers. The video is inter-cut with shots of vocalist Brian Fair wandering around the house and encountering weird happenings while the other members interact with the bikers.^[5]

Track listing

Personnel

• Brian Fair – lead vocals
• Jonathan Donais – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Bachand – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
• Paul Romanko – bass
• Jason Bittner – drums

References