They were signed to Island Records and went on to release their second studio album Every Six Seconds. Saliva later released their third studio album titled Back into Your System on November 12, 2002 which reached #19 on the Billboard 200. Back into Your System launched one of Saliva's most successful songs, "Always", reaching #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Modern Rock Chart. Three years after Survival of the Sickest, Saliva released Blood Stained Love Story on January 23, 2007, repeating Back into Your System's chart performance at #19 on the Billboard 200. Its first single, "Ladies and Gentlemen", peaked at #2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart.
Saliva was originally founded in Memphis, Tennessee in September 1996. After competing in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Grammy Showcase competition, where they advanced to the final round in New York City, the group self-released their self-titled debut album which sold over 10,000 copies in their region, prompting Island Records to take notice.
Saliva's Island debut Every Six Seconds was released in 2001 and featured the singles "Your Disease" and "Click Click Boom", both of which saw significant play on rock radio and helped bring the band into mainstream popularity.
Back into Your System, their third album, was released in 2002, which included the chart topping hits "Always", and "Rest in Pieces" co-written by James Michael and Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe. The song "Pride" was first given to the fans in a concert in a small bar, but Josey Scott also took some heat during this era for shouting out vulgar remarks about the Dixie Chicks. The band toured in 2003, opening for KISS and Aerosmith. Saliva beat out Billy Idol for the tour.
Saliva then released Survival of the Sickest on August 17, 2004, reaching #20 on the Billboard 200. On May 29, 2005, guitarist Chris D'Abaldo announced he had left the band "for obvious reasons, as the band is not a unit anymore." He then shortly retracted his statement and apologized, declaring on the band's website that "there was a bit of an issue we're working through and we're looking forward to recording a new album later this year". However, the band's website later apologized again for the confusion and confirmed that due to "creative differences", D'ABaldo was in fact leaving the band, but that Saliva was "completely moving forward as planned and [has] our best music ahead of us". D'ABaldo eventually moved on to start the band Smolder. Jake Stutevoss formerly of the band Future Leaders of the World replaced him in Saliva's tour lineup. Stutevoss left the group right before the recording sessions for Ladies and Gentlemen. Jonathan Montoya, formerly of Full Devil Jacket, then became the next permanent member of Saliva.
A new single, titled "Ladies and Gentlemen" was released in November 2006 to radio stations and made it to #2 on the US Mainstream Rock charts. Saliva released the album Blood Stained Love Story on January 23, 2007. It has also been included as the background music for a number of Sony's commercials for the PlayStation 3. It was also made the official Theme song for Wrestlemania 23. The second single released off of the album was "Broken Sunday", which reached #8 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and is frequently on the Sirius top 20 on Octane. Saliva's tour manager Chris stated that the new single off Blood Stained Love Story would be "King of the Stereo".
In an interview with WWE on February 27, Scott said "We're going to go in the studio probably around May and record our next record. If you like "Ladies and Gentlemen" and "Click Click Boom", and more dynamic stuff, it’s going to be an ass-whooping of a record. It’s going to be 45 minutes of ass-whooping!" Saliva toured with Sevendust in South Korea, Japan and a brief stint in Europe until July 2008.
As of April 30, 2008, Octane 20 on Sirius Satellite Radio began playing a new song titled "Don't Question My Heart", featuring Brent Smith from Shinedown. The song can be found on the album WWE The Music, Vol. 8, and was the official television theme song for the ECW brand. Saliva's sixth studio album is titled Cinco Diablo and was released on December 16, 2008. "Hunt You Down" was a song on the album that was then made the official WWE No Way Out 2009 theme song in February 2009.
The band have worked on a reality television show style DVD following the recording of Cinco Diablo and life on the road. In an interview with MJP, Josey was asked if it was a TV Show to which Josey stated "I hope not", and stated that he wanted it more as "a DVD or something for our fans".
Saliva was recently on tour with Pop Evil, Since October, Dead Season, and Aranda. They were scheduled to join the 13th annual SnoCore Tour, but singer Josey Scott had ulcer surgery. Walt Lafty of Silvertide was hired to fill in for Scott for the tour, but Saliva ultimately decided to drop out of the tour, instead of touring with Lafty.
On March 23, 2010, the band released a Greatest Hits album titled, Moving Forward in Reverse: Greatest Hits. "Time to Shine" from said album was used as the official theme song for the "WWE Extreme Rules" Pay-Per-View in 2010.
On 30 August 2010, the band announced the exit of guitarist Jonathan Montoya, saying that they would carry on as a four piece. They had begun recording their latest album, titled Under Your Skin, with Howard Benson.
The band supplied a song titled "Badass" to the Saw 3D soundtrack released on October 26, 2010.
The band released the lead single from their new album Under Your Skin, entitled "Nothing". It was digitally released on February 1, 2011. "Badass" was later released as the second single, and reached No. 26 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.
At the end of 2011, after 15 years with the band, Josey Scott decided to leave the band to pursue a solo Christian music career.
In early January 2012 it was announced that Bobby Amaru has joined Saliva as the new vocalist. According to Wayne, "he is a 28-year-old singer, songwriter, producer from Jacksonville, Florida who has a GREAT voice and will not only bring some fresh blood into the band but; will also put a new spin on the Saliva sound." Amaru was the front-man of his solo band Amaru, as well as the drummer for Burn Season.
On February 10, 2012, Saliva released a brand new single named "All Around the World" and said to write a brand new album straight after the tour. In addition to "All Around the World", the band has been performing another new song titled "One More Night" on their current tour with 12 Stones and Royal Bliss.
On November 30, 2012, it was announced that the band had just signed a new record deal with Rumbum Records & that after they have finished their current tour, the band will return home to finish writing the new album and begin recording in January for a release date some time in the spring.
On February 5, 2013, Saliva began recording a new album which would later be named “In It to Win It”. “In It to Win It” was to be the bands eighth record (1st with RumBum Records) with producer Bobby Huff, and executive producer Luis Bacardi. Bobby Huff co-wrote Saliva’s single “Badass” and has worked with artists such as Meat Loaf, 3 Doors Down & Cavo.
On April 30, 2013, the band released its first single from the new album, the aggressively anthemic title track “In It To Win It,” which is now available on iTunes. On September 3, 2013, the band released an album "In It to Win It".
On January 22, 2014, a new single "Rise Up" was announced. It was also revealed that "In It to Win It" was an early limited time fan only sneak peek and the band is going to release the new record titled "Rise Up" with the same songs re-arranged.
On April 16, 2016 Saliva announced their new album, titled Love, Lies & Therapy would be released June 10, 2016. Later in May, the group announced they would be supporting the album by taking part of the "Make America Rock Again" tour in the summer 2016 alongside Trapt, Saving Abel, Alien Ant Farm, Crazy Town, 12 Stones, Tantric and Drowning Pool.
In mid-2018, drummer Paul Crosby announced his departure from the band after 18 years. Shortly afterward, bassist Brad Stewart would also depart to focus on other touring and projects. Saliva then released their tenth studio record, 10 Lives, on October 19, 2018 via Megaforce Records. The album was produced by frontman Bobby Amaru and Steve Perreira in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2019, both Crosby and Stewart confirmed their return to the band. Saliva would go on to tour in 2019 as a part of Puddle of Mudd's Muddfest.
In October 2019, former vocalist Josey Scott announced on The Morning Dump podcast that he planned to reunite with Saliva for a tour and a new studio album. This was confirmed by Swinny in an interview with Detroit's WRIF Radio, adding that although "there's nothing on paper," the reunion should take place from 2020 into 2021 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Every Six Seconds. In addition to Scott rejoining, Swinny also suggested that former guitiarist Chris D'Abaldo may also be taking part. In January 2021, it was announced that these plans were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 16th, 2021, the band released a music video for "After Me" following the 20th anniversary of their second album Every Six Seconds. Also, guitarist and founder Wayne Swinney sat out touring for August, due to testing positive for COVID-19, with Josh Kulack filling in for him.
Back Into Your System
Saliva Lyrics
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Back with all my friends and I've been floating away on a silver cloud
Lined with all of my wildest dreams.
I'm back in your system now, and I've waited much too lone.
I'm back in your system now and I'm finally coming home.
I've been thinking of the days back when we began,
When we made our first stand.
And I get taken away on a silver cloud made of all of our wildest dreams.
I'm back in your system now and I'm finally coming home.
I'm back into your system and there's a way to find
And there's a way to see and there's a way to get back in to your system.
There's a way to find and there's a way to find and there's a way to see
And there's a way to get back into your system.
And there's a way to find a way and there's a way to see
And there's a way to get back into your system.
Am I inside?
I'm back in your system now, and I've waited much too long.
I'm back in your system now and I'm finally coming home.
I'm back into your system and there's a way to find
And there's a way to see and there's a way to get back in to your system.
There's a way to find and there's a way to see and there's a way to get back into your system.
And there's a way to find a way and there's a way to see
And there's a way to get back into your system.
The lyrics to Saliva's "Back Into Your System" talk about the feeling of being reunited with friends and a familiar place. The verse "I've been gone away, but I'm back again" suggests that the singer has been away from this place for some time. However, he feels a sense of comfort and excitement as he is welcomed back by his friends. The lines "Back with all my friends and I've been floating away on a silver cloud Lined with all of my wildest dreams" depict the euphoric feeling of having their support and being able to live out their dreams together.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the sense of longing the singer has to be back in the system of things and reunited with his loved ones. The phrase "I'm back in your system now, and I've waited much too long" conveys a deep desire to reconnect after being away for so long. The repetition of the line "there's a way to find and there's a way to see and there's a way to get back into your system" creates a sense of urgency and determination to be reunited.
Overall, "Back Into Your System" is a song about the importance of having a support system and the joy that comes from being reunited with it. The lyrics suggest that despite being apart, the connection between individuals and their shared experiences can bring them back together.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been gone away, but I'm back again
After being gone for a while, I have returned
Back with all my friends and I've been floating away on a silver cloud
I am back with all of my friends, and I feel like I am floating on a cloud of happiness and joy
Lined with all of my wildest dreams.
This silver cloud is lined with all the things I have ever dreamed of
I'm back in your system now, and I've waited much too lone.
I have finally returned to your life, and I realize that I have waited too long to come back
I'm back in your system now and I'm finally coming home.
I have come back and it finally feels like I have come back to where I belong
I've been thinking of the days back when we began, When we made our first stand.
I have been reminiscing about the very beginning, when we first stood up for ourselves
And I get taken away on a silver cloud made of all of our wildest dreams.
I get lost in my thoughts and memories of all of our dreams and aspirations that we had together
I'm back into your system and there's a way to find And there's a way to see and there's a way to get back into your system.
I have returned to your life, and there are ways for us to reconnect and get back into the same wavelength
There's a way to find and there's a way to find and there's a way to see And there's a way to get back into your system.
There are multiple ways for us to find each other again and reconnect
Am I inside?
I question whether or not I have truly come back into your life
I'm back into your system and there's a way to find And there's a way to see and there's a way to get back into your system.
I have returned to your life, and there are ways for us to reconnect and get back into the same wavelength
There's a way to find and there's a way to see and there's a way to get back into your system.
There are different ways for us to reunite and come back into each other's lives
And there's a way to find a way and there's a way to see And there's a way to get back into your system.
Even if we are currently separated, there are still ways for us to find our way back to each other
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
Written by: CHRISTOPHER JON DABALDO, DAVID A. NOVOTNY, JOSEPH SCOTT SAPPINGTON, PAUL ALLEN CROSBY, WAYNE A. SWINNY, DAVID A NOVOTNY, WAYNE SWINNY
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Green Gunner
This was the first album I bought with my own money as a 14 year old back in 02, nostalgia has just kicked me in the gut.
Jim Eagle
I bought this CD while I was in the Marine Corps and remember listening to this song when I was on my way home for leave. I always listened to it overseas to escape the shit over there and day dream about getting out/going home on leave again.
Romulo Damasceno
Grande álbum ☺
TheOriginalMoc
takes me back to 2002 so much nostalgia
Zhang Johnny
it drag me back to the college time 20 years ago every single time i listen to this song
Ayman Faris
Such a dopeass song. When you go away on a hiatus and you come back rejuvenated with your cronies in tow: you want to play this on full blast so they all know who's back!
CsRemix24
@turdferguson82 well man you have my respect. im sure that these guys appreciate that you brought their music and what it did for you over there. i myself am not in any military organization but i have plenty of friends and family that are over right now. so much love and respect to all you guys who did server and who are serving. Thank you.
kaon
I think they are really underrated!!
pistol345
I got Josey Scott to sign this CD for me when I was 12... now I'm 20 and I still love this band. SALIVA!!!
Kyle PAUSCHERT
now your are 31 lol