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Encyclopedia > Pull Me Under
"Pull Me Under"
Song by Dream Theater
from the album Images and Words
Released 1992
Format CD,
Cassette,
Vinyl
Recorded December, 1991
Genre Progressive Metal
Length 8:11
Label ATCO Records
Writer(s) Kevin Moore
Producer(s) David Prater
Chart positions
  • #10 (US Mainstream Rock)
Images and Words track listing
"Pull Me Under"
(1)		 Another Day
(2)

"Pull Me Under" is the first track from Dream Theater's 1992 album Images and Words. It is also featured on the Live at the Marquee CD, Once in a LIVEtime CD, Live at Budokan CD and DVD and the Images and Words: Live in Tokyo VHS and DVD. It was very well received, radio friendly, and received extensive MTV rotation. A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band comprised of James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, John Myung, and Jordan Rudess. ... Images and Words is the second album by progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... Typical 60-minute Compact Cassette. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Kevin Moore promotional photo Kevin Moore (born May 26, 1967) is a keyboardist, composer and original member of the American progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Images and Words is the second album by progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Images and Words track listing Pull Me Under (1) Another Day (2) Take the Time (3) Another Day is the second track and the first single from the Dream Theater album Images and Words. ... Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band comprised of James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, John Myung, and Jordan Rudess. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 other events of 1992 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Images and Words is the second album by progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Live at the Marquee is a live album recorded at Londons Marquee Club by progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Once in a LIVEtime is a 2CD live album by progressive metal band Dream Theater, recorded at the Bataclan in France and released in 1998. ... Live at Budokan is a live recording released by progressive metal band Dream Theater on October 5, 2004, available on either 3 CDs or 2 DVDs. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ...


The song is widely considered to be the band's biggest and most well known song. Although the band did enjoy its success with MTV and radio play during the release and there after, the band has continued to keep its distance from the mainstream scene. In a radio interview, Mike Portnoy stated that "...it was just an 8 and a half minute song, and it was just a fluke for MTV and radio play to happen." The song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Magazine Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. It was also released as a promotional release. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... Michael Stephen Mike Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) is an American drummer primarily known for his work with the progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (that is, alternative) stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ...


A distinctive feature of the song is its lack of a conventional ending. The song simply stops, mid-note, at 8 minutes and 11 seconds. This emphasizes the song's theme of the sudden and unexpected nature of death. However, on closer listening, it can be noted that the ending is in 4/4 time, as emphasized by the 3 and 4 in the final bar being emphasized and then silence following. In literature, a theme is a broad idea in a story, or a message or lesson conveyed by a work. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


The song's lyrics refer to Shakespeare's Hamlet, and is told from Prince Hamlet's point of view. The lyrics allude heavily to the play and echo Hamlet's desire to give into his desire to gain revenge for his father at the cost of his own sanity. Over the final moments of the song James LaBrie can be heard singing a direct quote from Hamlet: Hamlet and Horatio in the cemetery by Eugène Delacroix For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ...



"Oh that this too, too solid flesh would melt."



A shortened version of the song (clocking at 4:48) also featured a music video which alternated between clips of the band performing and an obscure storyline about someone, who is often described by band members and fans as a "wolfman". The band members were reportedly unhappy with the storyline, saying that it doesn't have anything to do with the song's subject matter. Lead singer James LaBrie can be seen wearing a Napalm Death shirt in the video. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Kevin James LaBrie (born May 5, 1963) is a Canadian vocalist who is best known for being the lead singer in progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ...


The song has been played upwards of 650 times live.

 v • d • e Dream Theater
James LaBrie | John Myung | John Petrucci | Mike Portnoy | Jordan Rudess
Chris Collins | Charlie Dominici | Kevin Moore | Derek Sherinian
Discography
Albums and extended plays: When Dream and Day Unite | Images and Words | Awake | A Change of Seasons | Falling into Infinity | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | Train of Thought | Octavarium | Systematic Chaos
Live albums: Live at the Marquee | Once in a LIVEtime | Live Scenes from New York | Live at Budokan | Score
Videos and DVDs: Images and Words: Live in Tokyo | 5 Years in a Livetime | Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York | Live at Budokan | Score
Singles: Another Day | Lie | The Silent Man | Hollow Years | Through Her Eyes | Constant Motion
Suites: A Mind Beside Itself | Alcoholics Anonymous suite
Other notable songs: Pull Me Under | Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper | The Mirror | A Change of Seasons | The Glass Prison | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | Stream of Consciousness | Instrumedley | Octavarium | In the Presence of Enemies
Sideprojects
Nightmare Cinema | Jelly Jam | Liquid Tension Experiment | MullMuzzler | OSI | Platypus | Transatlantic
Related articles
Dominici | Explorers Club | G3 | Gigantour | Lifting Shadows | Majesty demos | Meanstreak | Songs by lyricist | True Symphonic Rockestra | YtseJam Records

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