Meadow (song)

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"Meadow"
Stone Temple Pilots Meadow.jpg
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Stone Temple Pilots
ReleasedNovember 15, 2017 (2017-11-15)
Recorded2016–2017
Genre
Length3:29
Label Atlantic, Rhino [2]
Songwriter(s)
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Black Heart"
(2013)		"Meadow"
(2017)		"Roll Me Under"
(2018)

"Meadow" is a song by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. It is their debut single off their eponymous seventh studio album. The song is the first released by the band to feature new singer Jeff Gutt after the departure and deaths of prior vocalists Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington. It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2018.

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Background

"Meadow" is the first Stone Temple Pilots song to feature new singer Jeff Gutt, who was chosen by the band out of 15,000 applicants after the year spanning search for a new singer after the departures and deaths of prior vocalists Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington. [1] The song was debuted live, at Gutt's first concert with the band, on November 14, 2017, at a private, invite-only show, with the studio recording of the song being released the following day. [3] [4] The song is the lead single from the band's seventh studio album, which was released on March 16, 2018. [5] A lyric video was released a month later, on December 15, 2017. [6]

The song's instrumental track was originally written by the band's remaining original members - guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo, and drummer Eric Kretz - prior to Gutt's audition for the band in September 2016. [7] The song was presented to Gutt as part of the auditioning process; the band played him the song, and he was tasked, on the spot, to see what he would do with the song. [7] Gutt was able to come up with the vocal melody on the spot, and was able to write the songs later down the road. [7] Gutt's ability to write the lyrics and melody of the song, alongside a few other songs, is what made the band decide that he should be the new lead singer. [7]

Themes and composition

Gutt's vocals are described as having a deep, nasal-toned quality to them, sounding similar to Weiland without sounding like an exact clone. [8] Rolling Stone described the track as a "churning hard rocker. [1] Kretz stated that the band aimed to capture a more modern take on Stone Temple Pilots music while retaining the elements of their prior work at the same time. [1]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017–18)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [9] 10
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 21

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Stone Temple Pilots Talk New Singer, Honoring Scott Weiland's Legacy".
  2. ↑ "Stone Temple Pilots debut new singer Jeff Gutt with new single "Meadow": Stream". 15 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Watch Stone Temple Pilots' First Performance With New Singer Jeff Gutt". 20 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Stone Temple Pilots Debut New Lead Singer, Premiere Single "Meadow"". 15 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Stone Temple Pilots reveal single 'Meadow' with new vocalist Jeff Gutt - NME". 15 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Interview". blabbermouth.net. December 15, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Stone Temple Pilots Share Lyric Video for 'Meadow,' First Single From 2018 Album".
  8. ↑ "'Meadow' Is Your First Taste of New Stone Temple Pilots Singer". Loudwire.
  9. ↑ "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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