White Pony

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White Pony
White Pony cover
Studio album by Deftones
Released June 20, 2000
Recorded 1999-2000 at The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California
Genre Experimental rock
Alternative
Length 53:00
Label Maverick Records
Producer(s) Terry Date and Deftones
Professional reviews
Deftones chronology
Around the Fur
(1997)		 White Pony
(2000)		 Deftones
(2003)


White Pony is Deftones' third album, released in 2000. It is the follow up to Around the Fur, which was released in 1997, and marks a significant growth in the band's sound; intertwining New Wave and Ambient influences with the alternative metal edge the group had honed and become known for. To this end, it is generally regarded by fans and critics alike as their most mature outing.

The song "Passenger" features the guest vocals of Tool's Maynard James Keenan. The band won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song "Elite" in 2001.

A total of four different versions of the album exist. On its release date, limited edition copies were released with solid red and black jewel cases. The two different colored cases also featured different insert booklets. Both limited edition versions included the added track "The Boy's Republic", but did not include "Back to School (Mini Maggit)".

The first edition with a grey cover was supposed to be released as the non-limited version of the album. In addition, this version did not feature the track "Back to School". This is the proper version of the album, and 'Back to School was only added as a marketing strategy; Chino Moreno has stated how he wasn't happy about it.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Gray Cover [Original Version]

  1. "'Feiticeira'" – 3:09
  2. "'Digital Bath'" – 4:15
  3. "'Elite'" – 4:01
  4. "'RX Queen'" – 4:27
  5. "'Street Carp'" – 2:41
  6. "'Teenager'" – 3:20
  7. "'Knife Prty'" – 4:49
  8. "'Korea'" – 3:23
  9. "'Passenger" – 6:07
  10. "'Change (In the House of Flies)'" – 5:00
  11. "'Pink Maggit'" – 7:32

[edit] White Cover [Re-Release]

  1. "'Back to School (Mini Maggit)'" – 3:57
  2. "'Feiticeira'" – 3:09
  3. "'Digital Bath'" – 4:15
  4. "'Elite'" – 4:01
  5. "'RX Queen'" – 4:27
  6. "'Street Carp'" – 2:41
  7. "'Teenager'" – 3:20
  8. "'Knife Prty'" – 4:49
  9. "'Korea'" – 3:23
  10. "'Passenger'" – 6:07
  11. "'Change (In the House of Flies)'" – 5:00
  12. "'Pink Maggit'" – 7:32

[edit] Black/Red Cover [Limited Edition]

  1. "'Feiticeira'" – 3:09
  2. "'Digital Bath'" – 4:15
  3. "'Elite'" – 4:01
  4. "'RX Queen'" – 4:27
  5. "'Street Carp'" – 2:41
  6. "'Teenager'" – 3:20
  7. "'Knife Prty'" – 4:49
  8. "'Korea'" – 3:23
  9. "'Passenger'" – 6:07
  10. "'Change (In the House of Flies)'" – 5:00
  11. "'Pink Maggit'" – 7:32
  12. "'The Boy's Republic'" - 4:35

[edit] Album name

White Pony is street slang for cocaine. However, there are more likely meanings for the album name, including an obvious sexual reference[1]:

"There's a lot of different references for White Pony. One of them is a cocaine reference and there's a lot of stuff... have you ever heard stuff like in dream books that if you dream about a white pony then you're having a sexual dream? There's a lot stuff that kinda goes around it. And there's an old song (that goes) 'ride the white horse.' That's obviously a drug reference song."

The line "downtown pony" is used in the song "Korea", and in this sense "pony" seems to have a sexual connotation as well.

[edit] Writing credits

All songs by Deftones, except "Passenger" by Deftones and Maynard James Keenan.

[edit] Personnel

  • Terry Date – Production, mixing
  • Scott Olsen – Pro tools engineer, additional engineering
  • Robert Daniels – Assistant engineer
  • Ted Regier – Assistant engineer
  • Jason Schweitzer – Assistant engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – Mastering
  • Ulrich Wild – Additional engineering
  • Michelle Forbes – Assistant engineer
  • DJ Crook – Programming
  • Maynard James Keenan – Additional vocals (on "Passenger")
  • Rodleen – Additional vocals (on "Knife Prty")
  • James Minchin III – Photography
  • Kim Biggs – Creative director
  • Frank Maddocks – Art direction, album design
  • Chino Moreno – Vocals, guitar
  • Abe Cunningham – Drums
  • Chi Cheng – Bass
  • Frank Delgado – Turntables
  • Stephen Carpenter – Guitars

[edit] Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2000 The Billboard 200 3
2000 Top Canadian Albums 8
2000 Top Internet Albums 1
2000 Top UK Albums 13
2000 Top Australian Albums 2
2000 Top French Albums 6
2000 Top German Albums 11

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2000 "Change (In the House of Flies)" Mainstream Rock Tracks 9
2000 "Change (In the House of Flies)" Modern Rock Tracks 3
2000 "Back to School (Mini Maggit)" Mainstream Rock Tracks 35
2000 "Back to School (Mini Maggit)" Modern Rock Tracks 27
2001 "Digital Bath" Mainstream Rock Tracks 38
2001 "Digital Bath" Modern Rock Tracks 16
Deftones
Chino Moreno | Stephen Carpenter | Abe Cunningham | Chi Cheng | Frank Delgado
Discography
Albums: Adrenaline | Around the Fur | White Pony | Deftones | Saturday Night Wrist
Singles: 7 Words | Bored | My Own Summer (Shove It) | Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) | Change (In the House of Flies) | Back to School (Mini Maggit) | Digital Bath | Minerva | Hexagram | Hole in the Earth | Mein
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