October 1991 – December 1991 at BearTracks Studios in Suffern, New York
Genre
Progressive metal
Length
8:11
Label
Atco
Songwriter(s)
James LaBrie
Kevin Moore
John Myung
John Petrucci
Mike Portnoy
Producer(s)
David Prater
Dream Theater singles chronology
"Afterlife" (1989)
"Pull Me Under" (1992)
"Another Day" (1993)
Music video
Official video on YouTube
"Pull Me Under" is the debut single by Dream Theater from their 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, the Images and Words: Live in Tokyo VHS and DVD, and the Live at Luna Park DVD. It received positive critical reception and extensive MTV rotation.[1] Widely considered to be Dream Theater's signature song, Rolling Stone ranked it number No. 91 on their list of the 100 greatest heavy metal songs.[2]
^Richter, Allan (August 22, 2004). "A Long Island Sound by Way of Topographic Oceans". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
^A.B. (March 13, 2023). "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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