eMOTIVe (album)

eMOTIVe
Studio album by A Perfect Circle
Released	November 1, 2004
Genre	Alternative rock, alternative metal, experimental rock
Length	48:13
Label	Virgin
Producer	Billy Howerdel
A Perfect Circle chronology
Thirteenth Step (2003) eMOTIVe (2004)
Singles from eMOTIVe
"Counting Bodies Like Sheep" Released: September 28, 2004 "Imagine" Released: 2004 "Passive" Released: 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
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eMOTIVe is the third album by American rock supergroup A Perfect Circle. It was released on November 1, 2004, to coincide with the US presidential election.

Album information

The album contains ten political cover songs, and two original songs. Of the two original songs, one of them is "Passive", a version of the song "Vacant", by the ex-group Tapeworm. The song was created by Keenan, Danny Lohner, Trent Reznor, and others for the defunct Tapeworm project. Tapeworm never released a studio version, but A Perfect Circle has played the song live since 2001. The other original song was "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums", which was originally perceived to be a remix of the song "Pet" from Thirteenth Step. Maynard James Keenan spoke about this song on aMOTION and insists that it is not a remix, but rather a second part of "Pet." The lyrical content of "Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" is similar to that in "Pet," but the delivery and staging of the vocals vary, reflecting the political tones of the album. An animated music video for this song was seen on the band's website. eMOTIVe debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #2 behind the various artist compilation, Now 17. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 9, 2004. The album cover shows Los Angeles in an Armageddon-like state.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Annihilation" (Crucifix cover)	2:13
2.	"Imagine" (John Lennon cover)	4:48
3.	"Peace Love and Understanding" (Nick Lowe cover)	5:03
4.	"What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye cover)	4:53
5.	"Passive" (written by Howerdel / Lohner / Keenan / Reznor)	4:09
6.	"Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" (Black Flag cover)	2:18
7.	"People Are People" (Depeche Mode cover)	3:43
8.	"Freedom of Choice" (Devo cover)	2:59
9.	"Let's Have a War" (Fear cover)	3:28
10.	"Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums" (written by Howerdel / Keenan)	5:36
11.	"When the Levee Breaks" (Led Zeppelin cover)	5:55
12.	"Fiddle and the Drum" (Joni Mitchell cover)	3:06

Personnel

• Charles Clouser - Programming
• Critter - Engineer
• Steve Duda - Digital engineer
• Joshua Eustis - Drums, engineer, Fender Rhodes, mixing
• Jason Freese - Sax (baritone), sax (tenor)
• Steven R Gilmore - Design, photography, sleeve art, poster design
• John Giustina - Photography
• Billy Howerdel - Bass, guitar, piano, harmonium, keyboards, programming, vocals, producer, engineer, mixing, rearrangement
• James Iha - Guitar (People are People), keyboards, programming
• Maynard James Keenan - Piano, arranger, vocals, executive producer, rearrangement
• Paz Lenchantin - Piano, strings
• Danny Lohner - Bass, guitar, arranger, keyboards, programming, vocals, producer, engineer, mixing, rearrangement, instrumentation
• David Mattix - Assistant engineer
• Matt Mitchell - Digital engineer
• Andy Wallace - Mixing
• Jeordie White - Bass
• Josh Freese - Drums

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	2
	Top Canadian Albums	5
	Top Internet Albums	2

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"Imagine"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	26
		Modern Rock Tracks	26
	"Passive"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	14
		Modern Rock Tracks	14

External links

"Worldwide chart info A Perfect Circle eMOTIVe". www.ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=A+Perfect+Circle&titel=eMOTIVe&cat=a. Retrieved 4 September 2011.