Down (Stone Temple Pilots song)

"Down"
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album No. 4
B-side
  • "MC5"
  • "Down" (live)
ReleasedSeptember 1999
Genre
Length3:48
LabelAtlantic
ComposerRobert DeLeo
LyricistScott Weiland
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Lady Picture Show"
(1996) 		"Down"
(1999) 		"Sour Girl"
(2000)
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 United States, the song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Down" appears on the compilation albums Thank You and Buy This.

Reception

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

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Robert Hales and Mark Racco. It 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 the 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.

Track listing

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

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[10] 50
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[11] 80
Chart (2000) Position
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[12] 61

Covers and other appearances

References

  1. ^ Ray, Benjamin (October 27, 2004). "No. 4 - Stone Temple Pilots". dailyvault.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "No. 4 Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  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: Image 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.
  10. ^ "Most Played Mainstream Rock Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 35.
  11. ^ "Most Played Modern Rock Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 36.
  12. ^ "Most Played Mainstream Rock Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 33.
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