What Drives the Weak

{{Infobox song

| name = What Drives the Weak

| cover = What_Drives_the_Weak.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Shadows Fall

| album = The War Within

| released = March 22, 2005

| format =

| recorded = April – May 2004

| studio = Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA

| venue =

| genre = Melodic metalcore

| length = 4:44 (album version)
4:09 (edit)

| label = Century Media

| writer = Matt Bachand, Jason Bittner, Jonathan Donais, Brian Fair, Paul Romanko

| producer = Chris "Zeuss" Harris, Shadows Fall

| prev_title = Destroyer of Senses

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Inspiration on Demand

| next_year = 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.{{cite web|publisher=Eldridge Industries|work=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/shadows-fall/chart-history/rtt/|title=Shadows Fall What Drives The Weak Chart History|accessdate=May 13, 2018}}

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.[http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/news/48th-annual-grammys-roundup-rockalternative-fields "The 48th Annual Grammys Roundup: Rock/Alternative Fields"]. The Recording Academy. Retrieved February 5, 2020.{{cite web| url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/grammys.htm |title=48th Grammy Awards – 2006 |publisher=Rockonthenet.com |accessdate=February 5, 2020}}