Dread and the Fugitive Mind | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Megadeth |
Album: | The World Needs a Hero |
Released: | 2001 |
Recorded: | April–December 2000[1] |
Studio: | Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood; Saltmine Studios, Mesa, Arizona; Scream Studios, Studio City, California |
Genre: | Thrash metal |
Length: | 3:06 |
Label: | Sanctuary |
Prev Title: | Moto Psycho |
Prev Year: | 2001 |
Next Title: | Promises |
Next Year: | 2001 |
"Dread and the Fugitive Mind" is a song by the American thrash metal band Megadeth. It was released in 2001 as the second single from their ninth studio album, The World Needs a Hero. It was originally released on the 2000 compilation album as one of the two new tracks.[2]
"Dread and the Fugitive Mind" is about a thief wondering if there is a god.
"Dread and the Fugitive Mind" has been played 165 times live by Megadeth, the most out of any song on The World Needs a Hero.[3] The song was a setlist mainstay on "Metal Tour of the Year 2022" and the tour for The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!.[4]
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes, except where otherwise noted.[5]