"Hole in the Earth" | ||||
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Single by Deftones | ||||
from the album Saturday Night Wrist | ||||
Released | 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2004–2006 | |||
Genre | Alternative metal | |||
Length | 4:11 | |||
Label | Maverick | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stephen Carpenter, Chi Cheng, Abe Cunningham, Frank Delgado, Chino Moreno | |||
Producer(s) | Shaun Lopez, Bob Ezrin | |||
Deftones singles chronology | ||||
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"Hole in the Earth" is a song by the American alternative metal band Deftones. The song was released as the first single from their fifth album, Saturday Night Wrist , and appeared as the album's opening track.
Moreno wrote "Hole in the Earth" about his frustration with the rest of the band during the writing process of the album. He felt that the other members were bothering him over how long it was taking to finish the record, and Moreno expressed his dismay with his bandmates in the song with the lyric: "I hate all of my friends, they all lack taste". [1]
In a 2016 interview with Spin, Moreno acknowledged that, "in their defense, they probably hated me at that time, too ... At that point, the disconnect was so strong and that record took three years to get finished and basically everybody just came in and did their part and left, including myself." [1]
"Hole in the Earth" was released to radio airplay in 2006. It charted relatively well, peaking at No. 18 and No. 19 in Billboard's Alternative Songs and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, [2] respectively, and in 69th position in the UK Singles Chart. [3]
The song was released as downloadable content for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on March 6, 2008, [4] and for Rock Band , Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 on June 8, 2010. It was also featured in the video game Saints Row 2 .
A remix of the song was produced by Danny Lohner for the soundtrack album of the film Underworld: Rise of the Lycans , released January 13, 2009.
The song was also featured during one of the scenes in the 2013 black comedy film This Is the End , whose title is a lyric in the song.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hole in the Earth" | 4:11 |
2. | "Hexagram" (Live) | 4:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hole in the Earth" | 4:11 |
2. | "My Own Summer (Shove It)" (Live) | 3:45 |
3. | "Hole in the Earth" (Video) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hole in the Earth" | 4:11 |
Chart (2006–07) | Peak positions |
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Scotland (OCC) [5] | 44 |
UK Singles (OCC) [6] | 69 |
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] | 18 |
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [8] | 19 |
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