Perfect Insanity

"Perfect Insanity" is a song by American heavy metal band Disturbed, released as a single from their fourth album Indestructible. The song was originally written by the band prior to their debut album, The Sickness, and was previously released on the band's documentary, M.O.L., as a demo track with a music video. The band re-recorded the song in 2007 and released it on Indestructible. It is also featured in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 and is a downloadable track in the Rock Band series.

An alternate title for the song, as seen in the booklet for the Indestructible CD, is "Condemnation".

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Themes

According to vocalist David Draiman, the song's meaning is "toying with the idea of insanity. Coming at you from the perspective from the individual who is [insane] and warning people around him, particularly his love interests, about his psychotic tendencies."^[1]

Music video

45 second sample comparing the 2008 Indestructible recording of "Perfect Insanity" and the 1998 demo version.

No music video has been released for the re-recorded version of this song. However, on the band's home documentary, M.O.L., an old music video can be viewed, made in 1998. The video depicts vocalist David Draiman, locked inside of a room, in a straitjacket. As he tries to break free, the video shows the band playing variously on a stage, in between clips of Draiman trying to escape from the straitjacket. As the song finishes, the video switches to a scene of a graveyard, implying Draiman had died insane.

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Position
Hot Canadian Digital Singles^[2]	70

Personnel

David Draiman – lead vocals, backing vocals, co-producer
Dan Donegan – guitars, electronics, producer
John Moyer – bass guitar, backing vocals
Mike Wengren – drums, co-producer

References

^ "David Draiman interview on Headbangers Ball Podcast". Headbangers Ball. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
^ "Disturbed: Chart history - Perfect Insanity". Billboard.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-04.^{[dead link]}

v t e Disturbed
Dan Donegan Mike Wengren David Draiman John Moyer Steve "Fuzz" Kmak Erich Awalt
Studio albums	The Sickness Believe Ten Thousand Fists Indestructible Asylum Immortalized Evolution Divisive
Compilation albums	The Lost Children
Live albums & DVDs	M.O.L. Music as a Weapon II Live & Indestructible Indestructible in Germany
Singles	"Stupify" "Down with the Sickness" "Voices" "The Game" "Prayer" "Remember" "Liberate" "Guarded" "Stricken" "Just Stop" "Land of Confusion" "Ten Thousand Fists" "Inside the Fire" "Perfect Insanity" "Indestructible" "The Night" "Another Way to Die" "The Animal" "Warrior" "Hell" "3" "The Vengeful One" "Immortalized" "The Light" "The Sound of Silence" "Are You Ready" "A Reason to Fight"
Concert tours	Music as a Weapon Indestructible Tour Asylum Tour
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Device Fight or Flight
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