De-Loused in the Comatorium

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All lyrics are written by Cedric Bixler-Zavala with the help of Jeremy Ward; all music is composed by Omar Rodríguez-López, except where noted

De-Loused in the Comatorium
De-Loused in the Comatorium.jpeg
Cover art by Storm Thorgerson
Studio album by
The Mars Volta
ReleasedJune 24, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Studio The Mansion, Los Angeles
Genre
Length60:51
Label
Producer
The Mars Volta chronology
Tremulant
(2002)		De-Loused in the Comatorium
(2003)		 Live
(2003)
Singles from De-Loused in the Comatorium
  1. "Inertiatic ESP"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Televators"
    Released: 2004
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Son et lumière" 1:35
2."Inertiatic ESP" 4:24
3."Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" 7:31
4."Tira me a las arañas" (instrumental) 1:28
5."Drunkship of Lanterns"
  • Rodríguez-López
  • Bixler-Zavala
7:06
6."Eriatarka" 6:20
7."Cicatriz ESP" 12:29
8."This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed"
  • Rodríguez-López
  • Bixler-Zavala
4:58
9."Televators" 6:19
10."Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt" 8:42
Total length:60:51
Japanese, UK, and Australian special edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Ambuletz"7:03
Australian special edition bonus disc (These songs are the same songs that appear on the Live EP )
No.TitleLength
1."Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" (live BBC session)9:29
2."Drunkship of Lanterns" (live BBC session)9:38
3."Cicatriz ESP" (live)16:08
4."Televators" (live)7:18

Notes

Personnel

The following people contributed to De-Loused in the Comatorium:

Band

Additional musicians

Recording personnel

Artwork

Singles

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [26] 47
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [27] 74
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [28] 26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [29] 47
UK Albums (OCC) [30] 43
US Billboard 200 [31] 39

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [32] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [33] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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