The Sickness

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The Sickness
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Studio album by
Disturbed
ReleasedMarch 7, 2000 (2000-03-07)
RecordedNovember–December 1999
StudioGroovemaster Studios, Chicago, Illinois Soundtrack Studios, New York City
GenreNu metal[1]
Length47:18
Label
ProducerJohnny K
Disturbed chronology
The Sickness
(2000) 		Believe
(2002)
Singles from The Sickness
  1. "Stupify"
    Released: April 12, 2000
  2. "Down with the Sickness"
    Released: October 31, 2000
  3. "Voices"
    Released: November 21, 2000
  4. "The Game"
    Released: February 20, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[3]
Spin5/10[4]

The Sickness is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on March 7, 2000, by Giant and Reprise Records. The album peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard 200, and spent a total of 103 weeks on the chart. It was Disturbed's only album to not hit number one on the US Billboard 200 until their seventh album Evolution debuted at number 4 in 2018.[5] In 2018, The Sickness was certified five times platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over five million copies in the US, making it the band's most successful album.[6]

2020 reissue[]

In January 2020, Disturbed announced that they were going on tour for The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour with Staind and Bad Wolves. The tour was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sickness was re-released to mark the album's 20th anniversary. It includes all of the original songs remastered and live versions of the songs. The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour was rescheduled for July and September 2021.

Critical reception[]

The album received positive reviews upon release. Steve Huey from AllMusic commented "But even if it has a few less-than-compelling moments, The Sickness overall comes off as the work of a band who really doesn't have far to go to achieve total control of its sound and compositional skills, and that makes it a terrific debut album."[2]

Accolades[]

In 2013, Loudwire featured The Sickness in their "Top 25 Debut Hard Rock Albums" list, placing the album at number 24.[7] In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 2000 by Metal Hammer magazine.[8]

Soundtrack appearances[]

  • "Voices" appeared in one of the trailers for the horror film Jeepers Creepers.
  • "The Game" appeared in the English adaptation of Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge.
  • "Stupify" and "Fear" appeared in an English adaptation of Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug.
  • "Down with the Sickness" appeared in several films and video games, including The One, Queen of the Damned, the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, Green Street, the South Park episode "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson", Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero Live, WWE 2K18, The Death of Dick Long, and other media. The Guitar Hero 5 and Rock Band 2 versions have the "abuse" segment intact, however, all profane language was removed. Guitar Hero Live also features this song in the GH On Demand feature of the game, however as the music video version of the song is the version that is used, the "abuse" segment is not featured. Professional wrestler Christopher Chri$ Ca$h Bauman also used "Down with the Sickness" as his theme song from 2001 - 2005 in CZW until his death in an automobile accident on August 18, 2005. As of 2005, Combat Zone Wrestling annually run a memorial tribute event for Bauman titled "Down with the Sickness" after his theme song. The show originally started as a double header afternoon show, with another CZW event taking place later in the evening. Many former CZW trainees have made appearances on past events, including longtime friend GQ, who has wrestled on all of the events

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Disturbed, except for "Shout 2000", which was composed by Ian Stanley and Roland Orzabal.

Standard and 20th Anniversary Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Voices"3:11
2."The Game"3:47
3."Stupify"4:33
4."Down with the Sickness"4:38
5."Violence Fetish"3:23
6."Fear"3:46
7."Numb"3:44
8."Want"3:52
9."Conflict"4:35
10."Shout 2000" (Tears for Fears cover)4:18
11."Droppin' Plates"3:48
12."Meaning of Life"4:01
Total length:47:34
2002 re-issue
No.TitleLength
13."God of the Mind"3:05
14."Stupify (live)"4:53
15."The Game (live)"3:53
16."Voices (live)"3:36
17."Down with the Sickness (live)"6:16
Total length:1:09:17
10th anniversary edition
No.TitleLength
13."God of the Mind"3:04
14."A Welcome Burden"3:32
Total length:54:09
Instrumental disc
No.TitleLength
15."Voices (instrumental)"3:18
16."The Game (instrumental)"3:53
17."Stupify (instrumental)"4:13
18."Down with the Sickness (instrumental)"4:45
19."Violence Fetish (instrumental)"3:29
20."Fear (instrumental)"3:53
21."Numb (instrumental)"3:50
22."Want (instrumental)"3:57
23."Conflict (instrumental)"4:41
24."Shout 2000 (instrumental)" (Tears for Fears cover)4:25
25."Droppin' Plates (instrumental)"3:48
26."Meaning of Life (instrumental)"4:00
Total length:1:42:19

Personnel[]

Disturbed[]

Production[]

  • Disturbed – production
  • Johnny K – engineering, production
  • Tadpole – engineering
  • Frank De Lamora – programming
  • Enrique Santiago – programming
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Steve Sisco – mixdown engineering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • P.R. Brown – art direction, design, cover and object photography
  • Jana Leon – band photography

10th anniversary edition (2010)[]

International edition live tracks[]

  • Tim Powell and Bif Dawes for Westwood One – engineering
  • Recorded in Chicago, IL on March 10, 2000 at The Metro

Charts[]

Album[]

Year Chart Peak
position
2000 US Top Heatseekers[9] 3
US Billboard 200[5] 29
2001 UK Albums Chart[10] 102
2002 US Catalog Albums Chart[11] 1
2008 Australian Albums Chart[12] 30
US Hard Rock Albums Chart[13] 19
2010 Greece Albums Chart[14] 5

Singles[]

Year Song Chart Peak
position
2000 "Stupify" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[15] 12
Alternative Songs[16] 10
2001 "Down with the Sickness" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[15] 5
Alternative Songs[16] 8
2006 Hot Ringtones[15] 2
2000 "Voices" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[15] 16
Alternative Songs[16] 18
2001 UK Singles Chart[10] 52
2002 "The Game" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[15] 34

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[18] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 5× Platinum 5,000,000double-dagger

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Lemeshow-Barooshian, Rae (January 8, 2019). "Top 50 Nu-Metal Albums of all-time". Loudwire. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Huey, Steve. "Review The Sickness Disturbed". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  3. ^ Ratliff, Ben (September 28, 2000). "Rolling Stone Review of The Sickness, Mudvayne's L.D. 50, Relative Ash's Our Time With You, and Soulfly's Primitive". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  4. ^ Seward, Scott (June 2000). "Reviews". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 16 (6): 158. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Disturbed Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. ^ Metal Hammer Forum – Einzelnen Beitrag anzeigen – Der relevante Charts/Verkaufszahlen Fred Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "No. 24: Disturbed, 'The Sickness' – Best Debut Hard Rock Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "The Top 20 best metal albums of 2000". Metal Hammer. Future plc. September 29, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Sickness: 10th Anniversary Edition – Disturbed". Allmusic. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK 1994–2008". Zobbel.
  11. ^ "Disturbed Chart History - Catalog Albums". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Disturbed – The Sickness". australian-charts.com. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  13. ^ "Disturbed Chart History - Hard Rock Albums". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Disturbed – The Sickness". greekcharts.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Disturbed > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Disturbed Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard.
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Disturbed – The Sickness". Music Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Disturbed – The Sickness". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 20, 2020.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Sickness in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Disturbed – The Sickness". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
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