Living The Dream

About this song

"Living the Dream" is the third single from the album F8 by Five Finger Death Punch. It was the band's tenth song to reach number one on the US Rock Chart, hitting the top spot in February 2021. The music video's references to COVID-19 drew a lot of attention, though the song was not written about the pandemic and simply took on new meaning as the global response to the crisis unfolded.

What it's about

The song is seen as a warning about the rise of authoritarianism in the West, with the message that people seeking power will exploit others with good intentions and that the world is dangerously close to a dystopian reality. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory said the mask segments in the music video are about hypocrisy, where rules apply to everyone except those who made them.

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Fun facts

• Written by Zoltan Bathory, Jason Hook, Ivan Moody and Kevin Churko.
• Produced by Five Finger Death Punch and Kevin Churko.
• Recorded at The Hideout Recording Studio.