Down (Stone Temple Pilots song)

"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.

"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
"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
(1996)		 "Down"
(1999)		 "Heaven & Hot Rods"
(1999)
Audio sample
"Down"
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Music video
"Down" on YouTube

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.

Charts
(1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 7
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[2] 5
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[3] 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
  • The song was covered by AJ Mclean of the Backstreet Boys during his first solo live show.
  • The song is a playable track in the game Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades.
  • "Down" was featured in advertisements promoting the release of No. 4
  • The song was featured in The Sopranos episode "The Happy Wanderer".
  • This song is featured in the film Middle Men.

Track listing
  1. "Down" - 3:49
  2. "Down" (Live) - 3:59
  3. "MC5" - 2:42

References
  1. Fricke, David (June 8, 2000). "Stone Temple Pilots: The Needle & the Damage Done".
  2. "Mainstream Rock Tracks – Stone Temple Pilots". Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  3. "Alternative Songs – Stone Temple Pilots". Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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