IV (Godsmack album)

IV
IV
studio album Godsmack
Date of issue	April 26, 2006
Recorded by	October - December 2005, Spiral Hollywood , California
Genre	heavy metal , alternative metal , hard rock
Duration	61:55
Producer	Sally Erna; Andy jones
A country	;
Label	Universal republic
Professional reviews
	Allmusic ; Rolling stone ; Ultimate guitar ; 411mania ;
Godsmack Timeline
Singles from IV
	"Speak"; Released: April 4, 2006; Shine Down; Released: June 13, 2006; "The Enemy"; Released: October 31, 2006;

IV - the fourth studio album of the American metal band Godsmack . The only album produced by Andy Jones.

Content

Commercial Success

In the first week of the release of album IV, 211,000 copies were sold in the United States , debuting in first place on the Billboard 200 chart ^[5] . This figure is slightly less than the 267,000 units sold by Godsmack's third studio album, Faceless ^[6] , back in April 2003, and 256,000 units in the first week reached Awake 2000 ^[7] . IV also debuted at number four on Top Canadian Albums and number one on Top Internet Albums.

June 26, 2006, album IV received a “ golden ” status according to the American Association of Recording Companies ^[8] .

Title

The name of the album “IV” comes not only from the fact that it is the fourth studio album of the group, but also from the running part of the behind-the-scenes humor, as it relates to Larkin and Erna:

We have this guard, a big, tough guy named JC. He is another Boston guy. And in Boston, this is fu. They really don't have a “R.” It's not a “four,” it's a “phew.” He will wander backstage, and the chicks will pass by, and he will rate them from 1 to 10. But if it were not 10, there would not be 1, 2, 3 or 5. It was always you “ten„ or “ fu. " He just pulled out the funniest things. Sometimes he just held four fingers, and he no longer needed to say this, and we all just laughed. And then the funniest one, this guy walked with a chick on each arm, and he says: “Hey, bub, two guys don’t make eight!” So when our fourth studio album was released, everyone said “Fu!” “That's all , dude". We are not trying to break all the records of originality here. I know that there is Black Sabbath Vol. 4 , Foreinger 4 , Led Zeppelin IV , millionIV. We just thought it was appropriate ^[9] ^[10] .

List of Songs

No.	Title	Duration
one.	'Livin' in Sin '	4:39
2.	"Speak"	3:57
3.	"The Enemy"	4:07
four.	Shine Down	5:01
5.	"Hollow"	4:32
6.	"No Rest for the Wicked"	4:37
7.	"Bleeding Me"	3:37
8.	"Voodoo Too"	5:26
9.	"Temptation"	4:06
10.	"Mama"	5:14
eleven.	"One Rainy Day"	16:39
61:55

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Duration
12.	“I Stand Alone” (Live)	3:47
65:42

Best Buy bonus track
No.	Title	Duration
12.	"Safe and Sound"	4:20
70:02

Target bonus track
No.	Title	Duration
12.	"I Thought"	4:14
74:16

Special edition
No.	Title	Duration
12.	"Safe and Sound"	4:20
13.	"I Thought"	4:14
fourteen.	"Bring It On"	3:19
64:22

Charts

Album

Chart (2006)	room position
Austrian Albums Chart ^[11]	65
Canadian Albums Chart ^[12]	four
German Albums Chart ^[13]	56
Swiss Albums Chart ^[14]	one hundred
The Billboard 200 ^[12]	one
Digital Albums Chart ^[12]	one
Rock Albums Chart ^[12]	one
Tastemakers Albums Chart ^[12]	2

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	room position
2006	"Speak"	Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	one
		Alternative Songs ^[15]	10
		Pop 100	93
		The Billboard Hot 100 ^[16]	85
	Shine Down	Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	four
	Shine Down	Alternative Songs ^[15]	31
2007	"The Enemy"	Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	four

Record Members

Godsmack

Sally Erna - rhythm guitar , lead vocals, harmonica , producer , talk box on No Rest for the Wicked
Tony Rombola - guitar , backing vocals
Robbie Merrill - Bass
Shannon Larkin - drums , percussion

additional staff

PR Brown - Design, Design
Kent Hertz - Digital Editing Engineer
Andy Jones - producer , engineer, mixing
Clay Patrick McBride - Photography
Dave Schultz - Mastering
Kevin Sheehy - Personal Assistant
Doug Strub - Engineer

Notes

↑ [ IV (Godsmack album) (eng.) On AllMusic IV - Godsmack] (unspecified) Allmusic .
↑ Evan Serpick; Christian Hoard. Godsmack: IV: Music Reviews // Rolling Stone : magazine. - 2006 .-- April 18. Archived July 13, 2007.
↑ GODSMACK IV (neopr.) . Ultimate Guitar . Date of treatment July 25, 2015. Archived July 25, 2015.
↑ Godsmack - IV Review (Neopr.) . 411mania. Date of treatment July 25, 2015. Archived July 25, 2015.
↑ Godsmack's "IV" Debuts At # 1 On Billboard 200 (unopened) . MetalUnderground.com . MetalUnderground.com (May 3, 2006). Date of treatment December 10, 2008.
↑ Godsmack: 'Faceless' Debut At # 1 (unspecified) . Blabbermouth.Net . Blabbermouth.Net (April 16, 2003). Date of treatment December 10, 2008. Archived December 23, 2008.
↑ Godsmack Is 'Awake' At # 5 (unopened) . Yahoo! Music Yahoo! Music (November 9, 2000). Date of treatment December 10, 2008. Archived on August 15, 2007.
↑ IV RIAA album certification
↑ 'Livin in Sin' with Godsmack's Shannon Larkin (neopr.) . Live-Metal.Net (May 6, 2006). Date of treatment November 10, 2007.
↑ Jenny, Feniak The music and magic of Godsmack (Neopr.) . Edmunton sun. Date of treatment November 10, 2007. Archived December 6, 2012.
↑ Godsmack - IV (Neopr.) . austriancharts.at.
↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ IV - Godsmack (English) // Billboard : magazine. - Lynne Segall.
↑ Charverfolgung / Godsmack / Longplay (German) (neopr.) ? . PhonoNet.
↑ Godsmack - IV (Neopr.) . hitparade.ch.
↑ ¹ ² Godsmack Alternative Songs Chart History (Eng.) // Billboard: magazine. - Lynne Segall.
↑ Godsmack Hot 100 Chart History (Eng.) // Billboard: magazine. - Lynne Segall.

[1] [ IV (Godsmack album) (eng.) On AllMusic IV - Godsmack] (unspecified) Allmusic .

[2] Evan Serpick; Christian Hoard. Godsmack: IV: Music Reviews // Rolling Stone : magazine. - 2006 .-- April 18. Archived July 13, 2007.

[3] GODSMACK IV (neopr.) . Ultimate Guitar . Date of treatment July 25, 2015. Archived July 25, 2015.

[4] Godsmack - IV Review (Neopr.) . 411mania. Date of treatment July 25, 2015. Archived July 25, 2015.

[5] Godsmack's "IV" Debuts At # 1 On Billboard 200 (unopened) . MetalUnderground.com . MetalUnderground.com (May 3, 2006). Date of treatment December 10, 2008.

[6] Godsmack: 'Faceless' Debut At # 1 (unspecified) . Blabbermouth.Net . Blabbermouth.Net (April 16, 2003). Date of treatment December 10, 2008. Archived December 23, 2008.

[7] Godsmack Is 'Awake' At # 5 (unopened) . Yahoo! Music Yahoo! Music (November 9, 2000). Date of treatment December 10, 2008. Archived on August 15, 2007.

[8] IV RIAA album certification

[Interview_with_Shannon-9] 'Livin in Sin' with Godsmack's Shannon Larkin (neopr.) . Live-Metal.Net (May 6, 2006). Date of treatment November 10, 2007.

[The_music_and_magic_of_Godsmack-10] Jenny, Feniak The music and magic of Godsmack (Neopr.) . Edmunton sun. Date of treatment November 10, 2007. Archived December 6, 2012.

[11] Godsmack - IV (Neopr.) . austriancharts.at.

[Billboard-12] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ IV - Godsmack (English) // Billboard : magazine. - Lynne Segall.

[13] Charverfolgung / Godsmack / Longplay (German) (neopr.) ? . PhonoNet.

[14] Godsmack - IV (Neopr.) . hitparade.ch.

[Alternative_Songs-15] ¹ ² Godsmack Alternative Songs Chart History (Eng.) // Billboard: magazine. - Lynne Segall.

[16] Godsmack Hot 100 Chart History (Eng.) // Billboard: magazine. - Lynne Segall.