So Far Away ( Avenged Sevenfold song ) - wikipedia So Far Away ( Avenged Sevenfold song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2011 ) `` So Far Away '' Single by Avenged Sevenfold from the album Nightmare Released April 5, 2011 Recorded November 2009 - April 2010 Genre Alternative rock Length 5 : 28 ( Album version ) 4 : 34 ( Radio edit ) Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Synyster Gates Producer ( s ) Mike Elizondo Avenged Sevenfold singles chronology `` Welcome to the Family '' ( 2010 ) `` So Far Away '' ( 2011 ) `` Not Ready to Die '' ( 2011 ) `` Welcome to the Family '' ( 2010 ) `` So Far Away '' ( 2011 ) `` Not Ready to Die '' ( 2011 ) `` So Far Away '' is a song by the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released as the third single for their fifth studio album, Nightmare. The single was released on April 5, 2011 via Warner Bros. The song is a tribute to the band 's original drummer Jimmy `` The Rev '' Sullivan, who died in December 2009. Contents 1 Overview 2 Music video 3 Charts 4 Track listing 5 Chart position 6 Personnel 7 References 8 External links Overview It is the band 's third single released without former drummer The Rev, who died of a drug overdose on December 28, 2009. In late March All Access Music Group mentioned that the third single from the album Nightmare would be `` So Far Away '', scheduled to be played on the radio starting on April 5, 2011. This was the first Avenged Sevenfold song Synyster Gates wrote completely by himself since `` I Wo n't See You Tonight Pt 1 '' on Waking the Fallen. During most concerts, the band performs the song as a tribute to the Rev by having the audience hold up their lighters or cell phones during the song as the stage background features a banner commemorating the Rev 's legacy. This song was dedicated by Gates for the Belated James Owen `` Jimmy '' Sullivan ( the Rev ) on December 28, 2009. Avenged Sevenfold posted a countdown on their official website that showed the time until release for a new video for `` So Far Away ''. SFA7X When the video was released, the site crashed due to so many people attempting to watch the video at once. After a second failed attempt to release the video, they solved the problem by hosting the music video on YouTube. Music video The music video ( directed by Wayne Isham ) features the four remaining members of the band playing in a studio and also riding in a Chevrolet Impala through a neighborhood ( possibly Huntington Beach, where the band originated ). Throughout the video, flashbacks of the four play. They are shown as children playing in a garage, then teens playing and hanging out, and stealing beer from a liquor store. There is a scene in the video in which a young Sullivan is depicted riding the handlebars of a bike being ridden by a young M. Shadows, kicking over a metal trash can on the street. Shadows referenced this when talking about Sullivan before playing So Far Away at Rock am Ring 2014. ( `` we 've known this guy since we were this big, rolling round the neighborhood, knocking over trash cans ; just being dickheads '' ). During the bridge, a collection of photos and videos of the Rev play. It ends with a clip of the band members hugging, the same scene depicted inside of the Nightmare CD case. This was the second video not to feature the current drummer for Avenged Sevenfold, the first being Nightmare. For this music video, Synyster Gates uses a custom Schecter guitar, similar to his usual black / silver pinstriped guitar, however instead of the inlays on the fretboard reading `` SYN '', it displays `` REV ''. Johnny Christ also wore a guitar strap with the word `` foREVer '' written on it. As of November 2016, it has over 100 million views on YouTube. Charts The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 15 on the Alternative Songs chart. This is the band 's first number - one single. Track listing No. Title Length 1. `` So Far Away '' 5 : 27 Chart position Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks US Billboard Alternative Songs 15 US Billboard Rock Songs 6 Canadian Hot 100 73 Canadian rock / alternative chart 25 Personnel Avenged Sevenfold M. Shadows -- lead vocals Zacky Vengeance -- acoustic guitar, backing vocals Synyster Gates -- lead guitar, backing vocals Johnny Christ -- bass Additional musicians Mike Portnoy -- drums Brian Haner Sr. -- acoustic guitar Production Mike Elizondo -- producer Andy Wallace -- mixing Ted Jensen -- mastering References Jump up ^ `` Avenged Sevenfold -- So Far Away ''. Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations ''. March 20, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Avenged Sevenfold pays tribute to late drummer with ' So Far Away ' - Zap2it ''. Blog.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Avenged Sevenfold pay tribute to The Rev in video for `` So Far Away '' ``. Devilbearrock.com. 2011 - 05 - 11. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Rock Music : Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 12. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Avenged Sevenfold M. Shadows Zacky Vengeance Synyster Gates Johnny Christ Brooks Wackerman The Rev Arin Ilejay Studio albums Sounding the Seventh Trumpet Waking the Fallen City of Evil Avenged Sevenfold Nightmare Hail to the King The Stage Live albums Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough Compilations The Best of 2005 -- 2013 DVDs All Excess Singles `` Warmness on the Soul '' `` Darkness Surrounding '' `` Eternal Rest '' `` Second Heartbeat '' `` Unholy Confessions '' `` Chapter Four '' `` Burn It Down '' `` Bat Country '' `` Beast and the Harlot '' `` Seize the Day '' `` Walk '' `` Critical Acclaim '' `` Almost Easy '' `` Afterlife '' `` Dear God '' `` Scream '' `` Nightmare '' `` Welcome to the Family '' `` So Far Away '' `` Not Ready to Die '' `` Buried Alive '' `` Carry On '' `` Hail to the King '' `` Shepherd of Fire '' `` This Means War '' `` The Stage '' `` God Damn '' `` Wish You Were Here '' Tours Avenged Sevenfold Tour Personnel Brian Haner, Sr. Donnell Cameron Andrew Murdock Mike Elizondo Mike Portnoy Related articles Discography Members Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold : Bat Wings and Broken Strings Strung Out on Avenged Sevenfold : The String Tribute Pinkly Smooth Covered, A Revolution in Sound Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=So_Far_Away_(Avenged_Sevenfold_song)&oldid=830975384 '' Categories : 2011 singles Avenged Sevenfold songs Rock ballads Billboard Mainstream Rock number - one singles Music videos directed by Wayne Isham Songs in memory of deceased persons Song recordings produced by Mike Elizondo Warner Bros. 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Question: so far away by avenged sevenfold lyrics meaning
Answer: a tribute to the band's original drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, who died in December 2009