Studio Album · No. 3
Dark Days Songwriting Credits by Coal Chamber
Produced by Ross Hogarth
Roadrunner
Nu MetalAlternative Metal
Artist
92%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 11 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 11 / 12 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Coal Chamber carries a lyricist or composer credit.
11 trackswritten by Coal Chamber
1 trackoutside writers
Coal Chamber's roles on this album
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist92%
Composer92%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
12
Tracks
8
Lyricists
1
Producers
200,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2002
Released
Data Insight
Eleven of the twelve tracks are credited to all four members by name, the twelfth being a Flood cover. It is the last thing they made before the split, and the writing stayed shared right to the end of it.
Dark Days came out on Roadrunner in May 2002, recorded with Ross Hogarth, and had sold 200,000 by December 2003. Fafara left the band a few months after it was released.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 11 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Dark Days
Who wrote Dark Days?
Mike Cox, Dez Fafara, Rayna Foss and Miguel Rascón on eleven of the twelve tracks. "Rowboat" is a Flood cover written by Simon Daniels, Buddy Gheen, Dave Casey and Robert Marlette.
How did it sell?
200,000 by December 2003.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
The discography's singles table carries no Billboard Hot 100 column.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists a producer but names no engineer.
When was it recorded?
Between May and September 2001 at Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, California.
What happened after it?
Fafara formed Deathride, which became DevilDriver, in August 2002, and Coal Chamber stopped in 2003.
How long is the album?
41:15 across twelve tracks, their shortest.