Bother (song)

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"Bother"
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Single by Stone Sour
from the album Stone Sour and Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man
ReleasedAugust 5, 2002
Recorded2001 [1]
Length4:00
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s) Corey Taylor
Producer(s)
Stone Sour singles chronology
"Get Inside"
(2002)		"Bother"
(2002)		"Inhale"
(2003)

"Bother" is the second single from the hard rock band Stone Sour's self-titled debut album. It was originally released as a solo song by frontman Corey Taylor, but the billing was later changed to Stone Sour. The song was one of Stone Sour's first songs to put them into the mainstream. The cover features Taylor's hands and rings, one of them being a Spider-Man ring which is a reference to the song being featured on the soundtrack to the film Spider-Man (although the track is credited to Taylor as the performer, not Stone Sour) and to Taylor being a fan of Spider-Man. The other has the number eight on it, representing Taylor's number in Slipknot. Taylor has stated that the song is about when he moved back to Des Moines from Denver, where he hoped to try to move forward with his music.

Contents

In 2024, Taylor released a remix/follow-up song titled Bother '23 (Still Not Bothered) on his compilation album CMF2...or Not 2B for Record Store Day. It features cover songs and unreleased b sides. [2]

Music video

The music video shows Taylor standing face-to-face with an exact copy of himself in a large room. As the two sing, Taylor's copy begins to rapidly age, and eventually dies and turns to dust as the other band members surround the two Taylors. All that is left of the copy is his Spider-Man ring, which the other Taylor puts on his own finger, encompassing his own Spider-Man ring. This video was directed by Gregory Dark. [3]

Track listing

CD single cardboard sleeve Europe (2002) / CD single UK (2003)
No.TitleLength
1."Bother"3:57
2."Rules of Evidence"3:44
CD single enhanced Europe (2002) and Australia (2003)
No.TitleLength
1."Bother"3:57
2."Rules of Evidence"3:44
3."The Wicked"4:54
4."Bother" (video)4:06
Promo CD single US (2002)
No.TitleLength
1."Bother" (from Spider-Man)3:57
Promo CD single Australia (2002)
No.TitleLength
1."Bother"4:00
Promo CD single cardboard sleeve UK (2002)
No.TitleLength
1."Bother" (radio version)3:57
2."Bother" (album version)3:57
CD single Japan (2003)
No.TitleLength
1."Bother"3:57
2."Rules of Evidence"3:44
3."The Wicked"4:55

Charts

Chart (2002−2003)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 41
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] 42
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [6] 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 40
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] 43
Scotland (OCC) [9] 28
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 28
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [11] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 56
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 27
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] 4
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [15] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [17] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [18] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesAugust 5, 2002 [19]
August 19, 2002 [20]
December 2, 2002 [21]
United KingdomFebruary 1, 2003
  • CD
 [22]
AustraliaFebruary 10, 2003
  • CD
 [23]

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