Empty Walls
"Empty Walls" is a song by Armenian American musician Serj Tankian. It is Tankian's debut solo single and the opening track off of his first solo album, Elect the Dead. The song has been described as a "traditionally pummeling rocker".
| "Empty Walls" | ||||
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| Single by Serj Tankian | ||||
| from the album Elect the Dead | ||||
| Released | September 10, 2007 (Internet) October 15, 2007 (CD) | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Serjical Strike/Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Serj Tankian | |||
| Producer(s) | Serj Tankian | |||
| Serj Tankian singles chronology | ||||
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"Empty Walls" was released on September 10, 2007, as a digital download and September 25 as a CD single. It can also be found on a 2 track Reprise promo issue dated September 4, 2007 as well as in edited form on promotional copies that have been sent out to radio stations.
An acoustic version of the song also appears on the limited edition of Elect the Dead. The "Victorious Club Mix", as featured on the single, was produced by DJ LethalRush.
The music video for the single was released onto Serj Tankian's official YouTube link on October 26, 2009. The video, which shows activity in a children's playroom that echoes the events of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the subsequent war in Iraq, contains an amended version of the last verse where it repeats "empty walls" instead of "fucking walls" and "goddamn walls".