Slither (song)

"Slither" is a song by American hard rock band Velvet Revolver, featured on their 2004 debut album Contraband. When it was released as the second single from the album in 2004, "Slither" topped both the American Billboard Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts, as well as reaching number 56 on the main Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song won the 2005 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance.

For the song by Earth Crisis, see Slither (album).

"Slither"
Single by Velvet Revolver
from the album Contraband
ReleasedMay 24, 2004
RecordedAugust–December 2003 at NRG and Pulse Recording, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length4:08
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Josh Abraham
Velvet Revolver singles chronology
"Set Me Free"
(2003)		 "Slither"
(2004)		 "Fall to Pieces"
(2004)
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Composition

In a November 2014 interview with Songfacts, Scott Weiland said, "The lyrics are about a relationship. 'When you look you see right through me, cut the rope, fell to my knees, born and broken every single time.' It's just feeling not right in a situation."[3]

Chart performance

The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and stayed there for nine weeks. It also became their sole No. 1 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, maintaining the position for four weeks. "Slither" also charted at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Velvet Revolver's highest charting song and one of the highest charting songs that Scott Weiland has appeared on.

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 56
Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 1
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records) 1
Irish Singles Chart 47
UK Singles Chart 35

Music video

The video, directed by Kevin Kerslake, was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic and Los Angeles. It starts with the band members playing their instruments inside a tunnel while a woman is driving a car seeking for the way to get to that tunnel. As the song continues, people become much more aggressive and the underground concert reaches a peak as band members play hard. Often in the video, Scott Weiland is seen standing before a wall made of human skulls.

Success and awards

It was awarded a Grammy in 2005 for Best Hard Rock Performance, an award Weiland had won with his previous band, Stone Temple Pilots, for the song "Plush" in 1994. In 2009, the song was named the 85th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[4]

Other appearances

Track listings
European two-track edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slither"
4:08
2."Negative Creep" (Nirvana cover)Kurt Cobain4:17
European three-track edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slither"
  • Weiland
  • Slash
  • McKagan
  • Sorum
  • Kushner
4:08
2."Bodies" (live Sex Pistols cover)
3:19
3."Negative Creep" (Nirvana cover)Cobain4:17
United Kingdom double CD edition (disc one)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slither"
  • Weiland
  • Slash
  • McKagan
  • Sorum
  • Kushner
4:08
2."Bodies" (live Sex Pistols cover)
  • Lydon
  • Jones
  • Cook
3:19
3."Negative Creep" (Nirvana cover)Cobain4:17
United Kingdom double CD edition (disc two)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slither"
  • Weiland
  • Slash
  • McKagan
  • Sorum
  • Kushner
4:08
2."Money" (Pink Floyd cover)
7:38
3."Set Me Free" (live)
  • Weiland
  • Slash
  • McKagan
  • Sorum
  • Kushner
7:11
United Kingdom 12" picture disc (side A)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slither"
  • Weiland
  • Slash
  • McKagan
  • Sorum
  • Kushner
4:08
United Kingdom 12" picture disc (side B)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Set Me Free"
  • Weiland
  • Slash
  • McKagan
  • Sorum
  • Kushner
4:07

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References
  1. "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. July 5, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  2. Official Charts Company info OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  3. "Scott Weiland: Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. "spreadit.org music". Retrieved February 5, 2009.
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