I'm So Sick

For the song by Apink, see One & Six.

"I'm So Sick" is a song by American rock band Flyleaf. It was released in October 2005 as the first single off their debut album, Flyleaf (2005).^[4] It is their second song to have an accompanying music video and it has been shown on many mainstream television networks. On March 3, 2008, "I'm So Sick" was released in the UK and was played on Scuzz, Kerrang! and MTV2.

"I'm So Sick"
Single by Flyleaf
from the album Flyleaf
Released	October 2005
Recorded	May 2005
Studio	Seattle, Washington
Genre	Nu metal[1][2] emo[3]
Label	Octone
Songwriter(s)	Sameer Bhattacharya James Culpepper Jared Hartmann Lacey Sturm Pat Seals
Producer(s)	Howard Benson
Flyleaf singles chronology
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" (2005) "I'm So Sick" (2005) "Fully Alive" (2006)
Music video
"I'm So Sick" on YouTube

Background

The song was partly inspired by a quote from Saint Augustine's autobiography Confessions.^[5]

Song information

The introduction is played with a distorted bass guitar. Flyleaf vocalist Lacey Mosley once commented that she was surprised at how much her voice "downshifted" during the introductions.

The demo version or the first version of the song was featured on their EP, Flyleaf. The version is longer and has more lyrics. The radio edit does not feature any screaming.

The song was featured as a playable track in the 2007 video game Rock Band and also features on the Live Free or Die Hard soundtrack.^[6]

Track listing

International single

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm So Sick (Radio Edit)"	2:54
2.	"I'm So Sick (Live Version)"	3:23

Radio singles

Radio single No. 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm So Sick (Album Version)"	2:58
2.	"I'm So Sick (Radio Edit)"	2:58
3.	"Call Out Hook"	0:10

Radio single No. 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm So Sick (Top 40 Version)"	2:58
2.	"I'm So Sick (Album Version)"	2:58
3.	"Call Out Hook"	0:10

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7]	27
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8]	12