Make Up Your Mind (Theory of a Deadman song)

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"Make Up Your Mind"
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Single by Theory of a Deadman
from the album Theory of a Deadman
Released 2002 (US and Canada)
May 5, 2003 (Europe)
Recorded November 2001 – May 2002
Genre Hard rock
Post-grunge
Length 4:02
Label Roadrunner/604 Records
Writer(s) Tyler Connolly & Chad Kroeger (lyrics)
Theory of a Deadman (music)
Theory of a Deadman singles chronology
"Nothing Could Come Between Us"
(2002)
"Make Up Your Mind"
(2003)
"Point to Prove"
(2003)

"Make Up Your Mind" is a song by Canadian rock group Theory of a Deadman. It was released in 2003 as the second single from the band's eponymous debut album. The song's lyrics were written by the band's lead singer Tyler Connolly and Nickelback's frontman Chad Kroeger. The song was the first by the band to receive attention in the UK. The song was never actually released in the UK Singles Chart or the UK Rock Chart but received big attention on the Kerrang! (TV channel).

Chart performances

The song was very successful, peaking at #13 on the Canadian Singles Chart and #13 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart.[1] The song reached #36 on Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks and #38 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks.The song received a lot of attention in the UK Rock Chart where it reached #7 and stands as only 1 of 3 song's to reach the top 40 along with their 2008 hits Bad Girlfriend which reached #11 and Hate My Life which reached #3. The song was also the band's first release in the Belgium Singles Chart where it just missed out Peaking at #41.

Music video

This was the band's second music video. The video starts off with a woman waking up in her bed and looking at a wedding dress. It then skips to a scene when the women is walking down the aisle, she then looks at a handsome man at starts kissing him. Later on she continues to walk down the aisle and stops to stroke a beautiful woman, she then yet again sees another handsome man and does the same as she did with the other man. After that she then looks at her fiance and runs and jumps off a cliff with all the guests rushing to the edge and looking as she falls. The woman then actually wakes up and yet again looks at her wedding dress. Theory of a Deadman is shown through the music video playing at the bottom of the cliff.

Chart positions

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 41
Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)[3] 13
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 13
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 38
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs 36

References

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  2. "Ultratop.be – Theory of a Deadman – Make Up Your Mind" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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