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{{Infobox song

| name = Snuff

| cover = slipknot_snuff.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Slipknot

| album = All Hope Is Gone

| A-side = "Snuff" (radio edit)

| B-side = "Snuff" (album version)

| released = September 28, 2009

| recorded = 2008

| studio = Sound Farm Studio, Jamaica, Iowa

| genre =

| length = * 4:36 (album version)

* 4:12 (radio edit)

| label = Roadrunner

| writer = Corey Taylor

| producer = * Dave Fortman

* Slipknot

| prev_title = Sulfur

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = The Negative One

| next_year = 2014

| misc =

}}

"'Snuff'" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Released as the fifth and final single from their fourth album 'All Hope Is Gone' on September 28, 2009, the song charted at number two on the 'Billboard' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, their highest-charted single to date, surpassing "Dead Memories".

Roadrunner Records placed "Snuff" at number six for its greatest music videos of all time. The song was also nominated for Best Single at the 'Kerrang!' Awards 2010, but lost to "Liquid Confidence" by You Me at Six.

It is the final single released from the band with original bassist Paul Gray before his death eight months after its release and drummer Joey Jordison before his departure in 2013 and death in 2021. During recent solo acoustic shows, Corey Taylor has performed an acoustic version of "Snuff" as a tribute to Gray.

"Snuff", "Psychosocial", "Dead Memories", "Wait and Bleed", "Sulfur", "Left Behind" and "Pulse of the Maggots" were released as downloadable songs in the 'Rock Band' series.

Background



Music video



It was announced on October 14, 2009 by Roadrunner Records that a music video with a high enough production quality to be considered a short film was to be released for "Snuff", which premiered on December 18, 2009 at 11:09 PM CST. It was co-directed by Shawn "Clown" Crahan and P. R. Brown, and features Malcolm McDowell and Ashley Laurence of 'Hellraiser' fame.[http://horrorblips.dailyradar.com/story/see-slipknot-s-snuff-short-film-featuring-ashley/ Snuff short film featuring Ashley Laurence]. Dailyradar. Horrorblips. Retrieved January 31, 2010. Corey Taylor is seen for the third time in a Slipknot video without his mask (the other two times being: "Dead Memories" and "Before I Forget") and is cross-dressed at the end of the short film.

As of May 2022, the song has 141 million views on YouTube.

Track listing



;Promo single

# "Snuff" (radio edit) 4:12

# "Snuff" (album version) 4:36

Personnel





;Slipknot

*(#8) Corey Taylor vocals, acoustic guitar

*(#7) Mick Thomson rhythm guitar

*(#4) Jim Root lead guitar

*(#2) Paul Gray bass

*(#1) Joey Jordison drums

*(#6) Shawn Crahan percussion, backing vocals, director

*(#3) Chris Fehn percussion, backing vocals

*(#0) Sid Wilson turntables, keyboards

*(#5) Craig Jones samples, media

;Production

* Dave Fortman producer

* Jeremy Parker engineering

* Colin Richardson mixer

* Matt Hyde mix engineering

* Oli Wright assistant engineering

* Ted Jensen mastering

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



References



Category:2009 singles

Category:2000s ballads

Category:Slipknot (band) songs

Category:Songs written by Corey Taylor

Category:2008 songs

Category:Roadrunner Records singles

Category:Rock ballads

Category:Songs written by Joey Jordison

Category:Songs written by Paul Gray (American musician)

Category:Songs written by Jim Root

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