Shinedown has released a new uplifting single “Atlas Falls”. The single has only been available for the past couple months has only been available as part of a T-shirt bundle for Shinedown’s fundraiser for humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief, during which the band has raised more than $300,000 (including a $20,000 donation from Shinedown that kicked it off) helping to get key PPE (masks, gowns, gloves, etc.) to frontline healthcare workers responding to COVID-19.
Today will be the first time the song is available globally on DSPs. The response to “Atlas Falls” and its message of optimism, faith in humanity and that when things get tough, we will lift each other up was so overwhelming and inspiring, and now Shinedown is bringing that powerful and timely message to everyone with the release of the song, as the world continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
In March, the band made this never-before-heard song from their vault (written 8 years ago but never released) available exclusively as a download with the purchase of a special T-Shirt and 100% of proceeds are going to Direct Relief. This initiative has been getting some great attention and is continuing at Shinedown.com. Drawing inspiration from the Greek myth of Titan Atlas who carries a celestial sphere on his shoulders, the song is a reassuring anthem that if Atlas falls, we will hold each other up in times of strife.
