Wait and Bleed

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"It was just a basic song. We didn't know it was going to be that popular. The funny thing is the record label, especially new guys at the record label, were coming around when we started getting big, and they're like, 'Oh, the next record, you can write, like, three Wait And Bleeds.' And we're just like, 'You are an idiot.' Therefore, we don't do that. But obviously the band, believe it or not, we have so much control over what we do that we don't write anything for money, we don't write anything for popularity, we have to like it first. And it's just a song that we liked, and it just so happened that it got on the radio and got the attention that we didn't expect." – Chris Fehn [14]

Music videos

There are two videos for "Wait and Bleed". The first, directed by Thomas Mignone, [15] features a live performance of the song, filmed during a performance on July 31, 1999, at the Ankeny Airfield in the band's hometown of Des Moines. [16] The second, known as the "Claymation version", depicts all nine members as small, animated, doll-like creatures inside a laboratory inhabited by a man who is attempting to catch them. Eventually, the band cause the man to fall and be stung by dropping a jar of insects. As the band looks over the man, Chris Fehn's doll covers him in fuel and Shawn Crahan's doll sets him alight, killing him.

As of July 2024, the music video for "Wait and Bleed" has over 150 million views on YouTube. [17]

Track listing

All songs credited to Slipknot.

CD single
  1. "Wait and Bleed" (Terry Date Mix) – 2:34
  2. "Spit It Out" (Overcaffeinated Hyper Version) – 2:28
  3. "(sic)" (Molt-Injected Mix) – 3:28
EU promo single
  1. "Wait & Bleed" (Radio Mix) – 2:34
  2. "Spit It Out" (Overcaffeinated Hyper-Molt Mix) – 2:28
  3. "(sic)" (Spaceship Console Mix) – 3:28
US promo CD single
  1. "Wait and Bleed" (Radio Mix) – 2:30
  2. "Wait and Bleed" (LP Mix) – 2:27
  3. "Call-Out Hook"  – 0:12
UK promo CD single
  1. "Wait & Bleed" (Radio Mix) – 2:30

Personnel

"Wait and Bleed"
WaitandBleed.jpg
Single by Slipknot
from the album Slipknot
Released
  • July 1999
  • February 28, 2000 (commercial) [1]
Recorded1998 at Indigo Ranch, Malibu, California
Genre Nu metal [2] [3] [4]
Length2:27
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Slipknot singles chronology
"Wait and Bleed"
(1999)		"Spit It Out"
(2000)
Music video
"Wait and Bleed" on YouTube

Charts

Chart performance for "Wait and Bleed"
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [20] 46
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [21] 98
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [22] 52
Scotland (OCC) [23] 25
UK Singles (OCC) [24] 27
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [25] 1
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [26] 34

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [27] Platinum80,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [28] Gold20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [30] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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