Down (Stone Temple Pilots song)

"Down"
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album No. 4
B-side
  • "MC5"
  • "Down" (live)
ReleasedApril 5, 1999
Recorded1999
Genre
Length3:48
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Music: Robert DeLeo
Lyrics: Scott Weiland
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Tumble in the Rough"
(1997) 		"Down"
(1999) 		"Heaven & Hot Rods"
(1999)
Audio sample
"Down"
Music video
"Down" on YouTube

"Down" is a song by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released as the first single from their fourth album, No. 4. In the U.S., the song peaked at No. 5 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #9 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Release and reception

In 2001, it was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards, an award STP had previously won for the song "Plush" in 1994.

"Down" appears on the compilation albums Thank You and Buy This.

In 2015, Loudwire and Stereogum ranked the song number four and number three, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Stone Temple Pilots songs.[4][5]

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[6] 16
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] 7
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] 5
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 9

Music video

The song's music video features a dark room with two projection screens. A white light continuously flickers in the room as confetti is raining down. The screens alternate between images of the band performing this song at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, a woman in a room that either shows her underwater or surrounded by fire raining down on her, and shots of a coffee mug falling to the floor and shattering. On occasion, the song's lyrics will also flash on either screen.

This video was directed by Robert Hales and Mark Racco.

Covers and other appearances

Track listing

  1. "Down" – 3:49
  2. "Down" (live) – 3:59
  3. "MC5" – 2:42

References

  1. ^ Ray, Benjamin (October 27, 2004). "No. 4 - Stone Temple Pilots". dailyvault.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Fricke, David (June 8, 2000). "Stone Temple Pilots: The Needle & the Damage Done". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "UNDERRATED: Stone Temple Pilots, No. 4". Rhino Entertainment. October 26, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Cornell, Jeff (February 24, 2015). "10 Best Stone Temple Pilots Songs". Loudwire. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ^ DeVille, Chris (December 4, 2015). "The 10 Best Stone Temple Pilots Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9986." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2021.