Disturbed's signature song “Down With The Sickness” is among the tracks that have seen a surge in both sales and streams due to the lyrics relating in some way to the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading across the globe.
“Down With The Sickness” experienced a 31 percent bump in digital song sales to 1,000 downloads sold, while also exhibiting a three percent gain to 2.6 million U.S. streams. The track is from Disturbed's 2000 debut LP The Sickness, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Although Disturbed cut “Down With The Sickness” long before COVID-19 emerged, singer David Draiman told us his songs have always been inspired by current events: “I think that there's enough going on in the world that even if in my own personal life things were harmonious, that there's plenty to draw anger from and inspiration from, from that perspective. I mean, if you turn on the news any given day of the week, there's enough subject matter on there where if you really pay attention to things and care enough about things, for you to take issue with, and for you to really get pissed off about.”
Disturbed is scheduled to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Sickness LP on a summer tour, although the trek could be delayed by the ongoing pandemic. The run is set to kick off on July 15th in Maryland Heights, Missouri, with Staind and Bad Wolves serving as special guests.
