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Around the Fur is Deftones' second major label album, released in 1997. The songs "My Own Summer (Shove It)" and "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" were both released as singles with accompanying videos.

Background

Around the Fur is the album that put Deftones at the forefront of the 1990s alternative metal scene, after the underground, fan-base building success of their major label debut, Adrenaline.

The song "Headup" features Max Cavalera of Soulfly. The song was written by Max and Chino as a way of venting some of their pain over the loss of Max's step son, and Chino's friend, Dana Wells. Soulfly is taken from a portmanteau invented for the song. It was also featured in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 soundtrack. English alternative rock band Muse cites Deftones as a root influence[1][2] and sometimes uses the riff to "Headup" as an outro to their song "New Born" during live performances.

Around the Fur is the first album to feature Frank Delgado as additional personnel, who would eventually join the band officially in 1999.

While the lyrics are in the booklet, not every single word is printed. A good example is the song "Lhabia" where in the verses, Chino Moreno whispers statements that are hard to make out. There is also one verse missing from the song "Headup".

The album cover was shot by photographer Rick Kosick during a late-night party in Seattle where the band was recording.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[4]
Allmusic [5]

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Track listing

All songs written by Deftones, except "Headup" by Deftones and Max Cavalera.

No.TitleLength
1."My Own Summer (Shove It)"3:35
2."Lhabia"4:11
3."Mascara"3:45
4."Around the Fur"3:31
5."Rickets"2:42
6."Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"5:08
7."Lotion"3:57
8."Dai the Flu"4:36
9."Headup"5:12
10."MX"37:18
    • MX contains two hidden tracks, Bong Hit and Damone.

The exact breakdown of MX is as follows:

0:00 - 4:52 MX | 4:53 - 19:31 Silence | 19:32 - 19:55 Bong Hit | 19:56 - 32:34 Silence | 32:35 - 37:18 Damone

Personnel

Band members

Additional personnel

  • Frank Delgado – audio effects (on "My Own Summer (Shove It)", "Around the Fur", "Dai the Flu", "Headup" and "MX")
  • Matt Bayles – assistant to Terry Date
  • Max Cavalera – additional vocals and guitar (on "Headup")
  • Annalynn Cunningham – additional vocals (on "MX")
  • Terry Date – production, mixing, recording
  • Steve Durkee – assistant to Ulrich Wild
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Rick Kosick – photography
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction and design
  • Ulrich Wild – mixing, recording, digital editing

Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position[6]
1997 Billboard Heatseekers 1
Billboard 200 29

Singles

Year Single Peak position
U.S. Mod[7] U.S. Main[7] UK[8]
1997 "My Own Summer (Shove It)" — — 29
1998 "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" — 29 50

Cultural references

A poster of the album art can be seen in the film Universal Soldier: The Return.

The song "Headup" is used in its entirety in the film Manic starring Don Cheadle and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

English rock band Muse have played "Headup" numerous times at the end of their track "New Born"

References

  1. ^ http://www.musewiki.org/Deftones
  2. ^ http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/1999/07/
  3. ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/5497/Deftones-Around-the-Fur/
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media Review
  5. ^ Allmusic Review
  6. ^ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History — Deftones: Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ a b "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History — Deftones: Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "UK Singles Top 75 - Music Charts". Navigate to appropriate week. acharts.us. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
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