“Before I Forget” is a Grammy Award winning song by Slipknot and the third single from their 2004 album Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses). A. It was listed as AOL’s top metal song of the decade. after being nominated 6 times previous, it was the band’s first ever Grammy win
“Before I Forget” borrows certain elements from a much older Slipknot song “Carve”, which was recorded before their self titled album.
Singer Corey Taylor stated that he fought with producer Rick Rubin over the chorus. Rubin wanted Taylor to change the chorus vocal melody because he felt it wasn’t catchy, however Taylor stood his ground and the chorus stayed unchanged.