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Slither (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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.[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Summer Official Charts Company info] OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009. The song won the 2005 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance.
Composition
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."
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.
Track listings
Personnel
*Scott Weiland lead vocals
*Slash lead guitar
*Duff McKagan bass, backing vocals
*Matt Sorum drums
*Dave Kushner rhythm guitar
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.
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