Stone the Crow
"Stone the Crow" | ||||
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Single by Down | ||||
from the album NOLA | ||||
Released | September 1995 | |||
Length | 4:42 | |||
Label | East West | |||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Anselmo, Pepper Keenan | |||
Producer(s) | Down, Matt Thomas | |||
Down singles chronology | ||||
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"Stone the Crow" is a song by American heavy metal band Down and the debut single from their 1995 album, NOLA. It peaked at No. 40 on the US Mainstream Rock charts.[1] A video was also produced for the song.
Music video[]
In an interview, guitarist Pepper Keenan was asked about the music video:
"We recorded that at a bar in Des Allemands, Louisiana. It was at a little bar and a place they called the shrimp boat graveyard. That was a trip doing that guitar solo on top of a half sunken shrimp boat. But yeah, we recorded that record at Ultrasonic Studio. Its a shame that that place is gone now. Anyway, it was the year we had the May flood. There's a picture of us in there with all our guitars on and water up to our knees. Yeah, that was a whole other story. I remember that Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was recording there at the same time we were, and I helped him load his gear into the studio. He had a 45 strapped on his side, and he was smoking a pipe, and let me tell you it was not tobacco. That was kicks."[2]
Release and reception[]
The song was released as the lead single for the band's debut album and became their first and only radio hit, reaching No. 40 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks.[1] The song is a staple at live shows and is regularly played as the second to last song.[citation needed]
Chart positions[]
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] | 40 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Down Chart History – Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Pepper Keenan from DOWN". neworleans.com. November 21, 2008. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010.
- ^ "Down Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
External links[]
- 1995 songs
- 1995 singles
- Down (band) songs
- East West Records singles
- Songs written by Phil Anselmo