The Pot

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"The Pot"
Promotional single by Tool
from the album 10,000 Days
ReleasedJuly 2006
Recorded2005
GenreProgressive rock, hard rock
Length6:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tool

"The Pot" is a song by American rock band Tool and was released as a promotional single from their fourth studio album 10,000 Days (2006).

It became Tool's first number one song, topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 2007. It also received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2008.

Background[]

According to Adam Jones, it is confirmed to be about hypocrisy and is a double entendre that refers to both drug intoxication and believing oneself to be above others, deriving from the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black".

According to The Rock Radio, a music video was filmed during the holiday season in 2006;[1] however, it never surfaced.

Track listing[]

Australian and Polish promotional CD[2]
No.TitleLength
1."The Pot"6:22

Credits and personnel[]

Tool

Production

Chart performance[]

Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 5
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 1

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "ROCKRADIO.COM - rock music for life". Archived from the original on January 18, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Pot". Discogs. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tool Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Tool Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "British single certifications – Tool – The Pot". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 15, 2019.Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Pot in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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