Carry On (Avenged Sevenfold song)


"Carry On" is a song by Avenged Sevenfold. The song was released on iTunes on September 24, 2012.

Music style and lyrical themes

The song is a fast, uptempo song inspired by a "classic metal" sound.
In an interview with the band's lead singer M. Shadows about the song's meaning he said,

In popular culture

The song plays at the end of , showing the band as well as two characters from the game, Raul Menendez on guitar and Sergeant Frank Woods on drums, as the song plays a montage of cutscenes and gameplay elements. It is also used in the reveal trailer for the game's Zombies mode.

Record Store Day release

For Record Store Day 2013, the band released the song on a 12" picture disc. The A-side has the album artwork, while the B-side has the band's Deathbat logo in black on a white background.. The numbers '75' and '60' are written above the wings.

Chart performance

ChartPeak
US Rock Airplay 18
US Rock Songs 20
US Heatseeker Songs 18
US Digital Songs 70

Personnel

;Avenged Sevenfold
;Additional musician