"Masterpiece" is a song by American metalcore band Motionless in White. Written by vocalist Chris "Motionless" Cerulli, Justin deBlieck, Drew Fulk, Steve Sopchak, and Erik Ron, it was produced by Drew Fulk and Justin deBlieck and featured on the band's 2022 sixth studio album Scoring the End of the World. The song was also released as the second single from the album on April 14, 2022. The single became the band's first song to reach number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.
Promotion and release The song was released on April 14, 2022 as the second single from Motionless in White's sixth studio album Scoring the End of the World. The band released a reimagined version of the song on August 26, 2022 called "Masterpiece: Motion Picture Collection".
Composition and lyrics "Masterpiece" was written by Chris "Motionless" Cerulli, Justin deBlieck, Drew Fulk, Steve Sopchak, and Erik Ron and composed by the band. The song has been described as a "heavy ballad". In a press release, Cerulli said:
Music video The music video for "Masterpiece" was released on the same day as the single was streamed. Directed by Max Moore, the video show the band in an abandoned home, sifting through tokens of a lost past until a cathartic blaze burns it all down.
Personnel Chris "Motionless" Cerulli – lead vocals, songwriter Ryan Sitkowski – lead guitar Ricky "Horror" Olson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Justin Morrow – bass, backing vocals Vinny Mauro – drums, percussion
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Masterpiece" Chart (2022) Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Masterpiece" Chart (2022) Position US Hot Hard Rock Songs (Billboard) 12 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) 3
See also List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 2020s
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