Drowning (Face Down)

{{Infobox song

| name = Drowning (Face Down)

| cover = Saving Abel - Drowning (Face Down).png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Saving Abel

| album = Saving Abel

| released = March 9, 2009

| recorded = 2007

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Post-grunge

| length = 3:55 (album version){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/saving-abel/274977454|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105173232/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/saving-abel/id274977454|url-status=live|title=Saving Abel by Saving Abel|website=Apple Music|date=March 11, 2008|archive-date=November 5, 2010|access-date=March 20, 2022}}
3:37 (rock radio edit)

| label = Virgin

| writer = Skidd Mills, Jason Null, Jared Weeks

| producer =

| prev_title = 18 Days

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Stupid Girl (Only in Hollywood)

| next_year = 2010

}}

"Drowning (Face Down)" is the third single by American rock band Saving Abel from their self-titled debut album.

"Drowning (Face Down)" peaked number 24 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 3 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

The music video was made on March 20, 2009, and was released on April 30. The video was shot in part at A2 Wind Tunnel, in Mooresville, North Carolina. The video features former NASCAR owner/driver Jeremy Mayfield, with cameos by drivers Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., and Brian Vickers.{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2009/3/31/817333/5-nascar-drivers-appear-in-the-new|title=5 NASCAR Drivers appear in the new music video by Saving Abel|work=SB Nation|date=March 31, 2009|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (2009)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|16|artist=Saving Abel|access-date=August 30, 2021|rowheader=true}}

{{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|10|artist=Saving Abel|access-date=August 30, 2021|rowheader=true}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (2009) !Position
scope="row"\|US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-rock-songs\|title=Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2009\|work=Billboard\|access-date=January 26, 2022}} \| 43

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!Chart (2009)

!Position

scope="row"|US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-rock-songs|title=Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2009|work=Billboard|access-date=January 26, 2022}}

| 43

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format(s) ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" rowspan="3"\| United States \| March 9, 2009 \| Active rock radio \| rowspan="3"\| Virgin \| {{cite web\|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16698\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203041053/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16698\|title=Active & Mainstream Rock - Airplay Archive\|website=FMQB\|url-status=dead\|access-date=March 20, 2022\|archive-date=February 3, 2010}}
March 23, 2009 \| Alternative radio \| {{cite web\|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203040052/http://www.fmqb.com:80/Article.asp?id=16771\|title=Modern Rock - Airplay Archive\|website=FMQB\|url-status=dead\|access-date=March 20, 2022\|archive-date=February 3, 2010}}
May 5, 2009 \| Digital download (rock radio edit) \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/Drowning-Face-Down-Radio-Edit/dp/B0026OBQ24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520072852/http://www.amazon.com:80/Drowning-Face-Down-Radio-Edit/dp/B0026OBQ24\|url-status=live\|title=Drowning (Face Down) (Rock Radio Edit) by Saving Abel\|website=Amazon Music\|date=May 5, 2009\|access-date=March 20, 2022\|archive-date=May 20, 2009}}

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! scope="col"| Region

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scope="row" rowspan="3"| United States

| March 9, 2009

| Active rock radio

| rowspan="3"| Virgin

| {{cite web|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16698|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203041053/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16698|title=Active & Mainstream Rock - Airplay Archive|website=FMQB|url-status=dead|access-date=March 20, 2022|archive-date=February 3, 2010}}

March 23, 2009

| Alternative radio

| {{cite web|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203040052/http://www.fmqb.com:80/Article.asp?id=16771|title=Modern Rock - Airplay Archive|website=FMQB|url-status=dead|access-date=March 20, 2022|archive-date=February 3, 2010}}

May 5, 2009

| Digital download (rock radio edit)

| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Drowning-Face-Down-Radio-Edit/dp/B0026OBQ24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520072852/http://www.amazon.com:80/Drowning-Face-Down-Radio-Edit/dp/B0026OBQ24|url-status=live|title=Drowning (Face Down) (Rock Radio Edit) by Saving Abel|website=Amazon Music|date=May 5, 2009|access-date=March 20, 2022|archive-date=May 20, 2009}}

References

Category:2008 songs

Category:2009 singles

Category:Saving Abel songs

Category:Virgin Records singles

Category:Songs written by Skidd Mills