Spit It Out (Slipknot song)

"Spit It Out" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released as the second single from their debut self-titled album. The band usually plays the song as their last at concerts.

"Spit It Out"
Single by Slipknot
from the album Slipknot
B-side
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2000[1]
RecordedOctober 1998 at Indigo Ranch in Malibu, California
Genre
Length2:39
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Slipknot singles chronology
"Wait and Bleed"
(2000)		 "Spit It Out"
(2000)		 "Left Behind"
(2001)
EU promo single cover

Background

Originally, "Spit It Out" was recorded as the leading track in the 1998 demo of the band's self-titled album. They initially intended to re-record it for the final release, resulting in the faster "over-caffinated" remix, and the slower "Stamp You Out" remix. Unsatisfied with their later attempts, they decided that they "could not capture the magic of [the original] recording" and opted to use the original demo recording in the final release.[4]

Style

Rick Anderson for AllMusic described the song as a "speed rap metal song".[3]

Release and reception

There was a dispute over the release of this song as the band and album's first single. While deciding which track to release, guitarist Mick Thomson and percussionist Shawn Crahan were reportedly very enthusiastic about releasing "Surfacing" as the next single. "Spit It Out" was chosen to be released. The song reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart.[5]

Music video

The music video for "Spit It Out" was directed by Thomas Mignone and consists of cuts between a live performance of the song and a band homage of the 1980 horror film The Shining, with Joey Jordison as Danny Torrance; Shawn Crahan and Chris Fehn as the Grady twins; Corey Taylor as Jack Torrance; Mick Thomson as Lloyd the Bartender; Paul Gray as Harry Derwent; Anthony Stevens as Roger; Craig Jones as Dick Hallorann; James Root as Wendy Torrance; and Sid Wilson as Lorraine Massey. The Shining sequences for the video were shot at the Villa Carlotta, in Hollywood, California, and were art directed by Chris Jordan and Robert Piser. This music video was banned from MTV, for various violent depictions, including Corey Taylor's smashing through a door with an axe (a spoof of the "Here's Johnny!" scene) and the scene wherein James Root viciously assaults Corey Taylor with a bat. A re-edited, less violent version was subsequently aired on MTV. The song came out in MTV's return of the rock compilation.[6]

Track listing
All songs written by Slipknot.
CD single
  1. "Spit It Out" – 2:41
  2. "Surfacing" (live) – 3:46
  3. "Wait and Bleed" (live) – 2:45
  • Includes "Spit It Out" music video
7" single
  1. "Spit It Out" – 2:41
  2. "Surfacing" (live) – 3:46
UK promo single
  1. "Spit It Out" (edit) – 2:41
  2. "Surfacing" (live) – 3:46
  3. "Wait and Bleed" (live) – 2:45
US promo single
  1. "Spit It Out" (edit) – 2:40
  2. "Call-Out Hook" – 0:12
EU promo single
  1. "Spit It Out"
  • Includes "Spit It Out" music video

Personnel
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References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/spit-it-out-mw0000963948
  2. Joel McIver (September 1, 2015). Sinister Urge: The Life and Times of Rob Zombie. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781617136160.
  3. Anderson, Rick. "Slipknot - Slipknot". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. Arnopp, Jason. Slipknot : inside the sickness, behind the masks. London. ISBN 978-1-4464-5834-1. OCLC 969900293.
  5. "The Official Charts Company - Slipknot". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  6. McIver, Joel. Slipknot : All Hope Is Gone. London. ISBN 978-0-85712-772-3. OCLC 958292922.
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