Down (Stone Temple Pilots song)

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"Down"
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Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album No. 4
B-side
  • "MC5"
  • "Down" (live)
ReleasedApril 5, 1999
Recorded1999
Genre
Length3:48
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Music: Robert DeLeo
Lyrics: Scott Weiland
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
(1996) 		"Down"
(1999) 		"Heaven & Hot Rods"
(1999)
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"Down" is a song by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released as the first single from their fourth album, No. 4. In the U.S., the song peaked at No. 5 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #9 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Release and reception[]

In 2001, it was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards, an award STP had previously won for the song "Plush" in 1994.

"Down" appears on the compilation albums Thank You and Buy This.

Charts[]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[3] 16
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 7
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 5
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] 9

Music video[]

The song's music video features a dark room with two projection screens. A white light continuously flickers in the room as confetti is raining down. The screens alternate between images of the band performing this song at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, a woman in a room that either shows her underwater or surrounded by fire raining down on her, and shots of a coffee mug falling to the floor and shattering. On occasion, the song's lyrics will also flash on either screen.

This video was directed by Robert Hales and Mark Racco.

Covers and other appearances[]

  • The song was covered by AJ Mclean of the Backstreet Boys during his first solo live show.
  • The song is a playable track in the game Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades.
  • "Down" was featured in advertisements promoting the release of No. 4
  • The song was featured in The Sopranos episode "The Happy Wanderer".
  • This song is featured in the film Middle Men.

Track listing[]

  1. "Down" - 3:49
  2. "Down" (Live) - 3:59
  3. "MC5" - 2:42

References[]

  1. ^ Ray, Benjamin (October 27, 2004). "No. 4 - Stone Temple Pilots". dailyvault.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Fricke, David (June 8, 2000). "Stone Temple Pilots: The Needle & the Damage Done". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9986." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. ^ |"Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  6. ^ "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-03-08.

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