Hole in the Earth
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| Single by Deftones | ||||||||||
| from the album Saturday Night Wrist | ||||||||||
| Released | September 12, 2006 | |||||||||
| Format | Compact Disc | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2004 — 2006 | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||||||||
| Length | 4:11 | |||||||||
| Label | Maverick | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Chino Moreno, Chi Cheng, Abe Cunningham | |||||||||
| Producer | Shaun Lopez | |||||||||
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"Hole in the Earth" is a song by American alternative metal band Deftones. The song was released as the first single from their fifth album Saturday Night Wrist, and appears as the opening track for the record.
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[edit] Success and reception
"Hole in the Earth" was released to radio airplay on September 12, 2006. It charted relatively well, peaking at 18 and 19 in Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts,[1] respectively, and in 69th position in the UK Singles Chart.[2] A music video was recorded for the single, directed by Brian Lazzaro.[3] Chino composed these lyrics while the band was feuding over the direction of the album, stating "I hate all of my friends, they all lack taste sometimes."[citation needed]
The song was released as downloadable content for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on March 6, 2008,[4] and for Rock Band,Rock Band 2 & Rock Band 3 on June 8, 2010. It is also featured in the video game Saint's Row 2[1]
A remix of the song was produced by Danny Lohner for the soundtrack album of the film, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans on January 13, 2009.[citation needed]
[edit] Track listing
Two different versions of the single were released to UK markets.
- Disc 1
- "Hole in the Earth" - 4:11
- "Hexagram (Live)" - 4:10
- Disc 2
- "Hole in the Earth" - 4:11
- "My Own Summer (Shove It) (Live)" - 3:45
- Contains music video for "Hole in the Earth"
[edit] Personnel
- Deftones
- Chi Cheng - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Stephen Carpenter - guitars
- Chino Moreno - vocals, guitars
- Abe Cunningham - drums
- Frank Delgado - synthesizer
- Production
- Produced by Bob Ezrin
- Mixed by Ryan Williams
[edit] References
- ^ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History — Deftones: Singles". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=141369&model.vnuAlbumId=896085. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ "UK Singles Top 75 - Music Charts". Navigate to appropriate week. acharts.us. http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ "Hole in the Earth | Deftones". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/videos/deftones/111148/hole-in-the-earth.jhtml. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Hole In the Earth/Guitar Hero 3". Deftones in Studio. 2008-06-03. Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080312175733/http://deftonesinstudio.blogspot.com/2008/03/hole-in-earthguitar-hero-3.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
1:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Row_2_soundtrack#GenX_89.0.2F_Ultor_FM
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