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"Vilified"
Single by Jerry Cantrell
from the album I Want Blood
ReleasedJuly 26, 2024 (2024-07-26)[1]
RecordedJHOC Studio (Pasadena, California)[2]
Length4:31
Jerry Cantrell singles chronology
"A Job To Do"
(2017)
"Vilified"
(2024)

"Vilified" is a song by American rock musician Jerry Cantrell. It will be the lead single from his 2024 solo album, I Want Blood.

Composition and lyrics

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Vilified's lyrics are a negative personification of artificial intelligence, referring to misinformation it may spread.

Cantrell mentioned to Kerrang! in a 2024 interview regarding the song and I Want Blood: "...AI is a boogeyman we’ve grown up with, but now we’re living in a time that it’s becoming a reality to more of an extent. It’s weird to me. I get it, as it’s a progression of technology and our use of it, but it’s part of the conversation of our lives and the world... ...It’s like any tool – you can take a hammer and bash somebody’s head in, or you can build a house – it’s up to the user. There’s still a human element there, of intention and responsibility."[3]

Music video

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The music video for Vilified released on July 31, 2024. It features Cantrell performing the song, alongside surreal narrative footage to complement the lyrics.[4]

Charts

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Chart (2024) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 10

Personnel

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Produced by Joe Barresi and Jerry Cantrell

Recorded and mixed by Joe Barresi

Mastered by Bob Ludwig with Brian Lee and Bob Jackson

References

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  1. ^ "Vilified - Single by Jerry Cantrell". Apple Music. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Jerry Cantrell Announces New Album, Unveils "Vilified" Video". Consequence Sound. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ ""It's some of the best work I've done": Jerry Cantrell takes us…". Kerrang!. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ "See Jerry Cantrell's Surreal New Video For "Vilified"". Revolver. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Jerry Cantrell Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2024.