The Pot

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"The Pot"
Single by Tool
from the album '10,000 Days'
Released	July 2006
Format	Promo CD Single
Recorded	2005
Genre	Progressive rock, Heavy Metal
Length	6:21
Label	Volcano II Tool Dissectional: US
Writer(s)	Tool
Producer(s)	Tool
Chart positions
#94 Billboard Hot 100 #1 Mainstream Rock Tracks #5 Modern Rock Tracks
Tool singles chronology
"Vicarious" 2006	"The Pot" 2006	"Jambi" 2007

"The Pot" is the second single from American band Tool's album 10,000 Days. The song was their first #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. According to The Rock Radio, a video was shot over the winter holidays of 2006.[1]

Contents 1 Lyrical meaning 2 Track listing 3 Video 4 Personnel 5 External links

[edit] Lyrical meaning

In a Guitar World interview, Adam Jones confirmed that the title is a reference to an idiomatic term for hypocrisy (i.e. the "pot calling the kettle black"), in addition to the colloquial term for marijuana. Also mentioned in the song is the idea of a "kangaroo" hanging not only the guilty, but also the innocent and even the jury, referring to a kangaroo court.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Pot" – 6:21

[edit] Video

An official video is currently under direction of Adam Jones^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Personnel

• Danny Carey - Drums
• Justin Chancellor - Bass guitar
• Adam Jones - Guitar
• Maynard James Keenan - Vocals
• Joe Barresi - Engineering and Mixing
• Bob Ludwig - Mastering

[edit] External links

• Official lyrics for "The Pot"