Around the Fur

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Around the Fur
Around the Fur cover
Studio album by Deftones
Released October 28, 1997
Recorded April - June 1997 at Studio Litho in Seattle, Washington
Genre Alternative metal
Length 41:27
Label Maverick Records/Warner Bros. Records
(9 46810-2)
Producer Terry Date and Deftones
Professional reviews
Deftones chronology
Adrenaline
(1995)		 Around the Fur
(1997)		 White Pony
(2000)
Singles from Around the Fur
  1. "My Own Summer (Shove It)"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"
    Released: 1998

Around the Fur is Deftones' second major label album, released in 1997. The songs "My Own Summer (Shove It)" and "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" were both released as singles with accompanying videos.

Around the Fur is the album that put Deftones at the forefront of the 1990s alternative metal scene, after the underground, fan-base building success of their major label debut, Adrenaline.

The song "Headup" features Max Cavalera of Soulfly. The song was written by Max and Chino as a way of venting some of their pain over the loss of Max's step son, and Chino's friend, Dana Wells. Soulfly is taken from a portmanteau invented for the song.

Around the Fur, is the first album to feature Frank Delgado as an additional personal, who would eventually join the band officially in 1999.

Tracks two and eight are often mislabeled as "ihabia" and "Dai Th Flu" respectively. The correct titles are as they appear in the track listing below.

A poster of the album cover can be seen in a scene in the movie Universal Soldier: The Return.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Deftones, except "Headup" by Deftones and Max Cavalera.

  1. "My Own Summer (Shove It)" – 3:35
  2. "Lhabia" – 4:11
  3. "Mascara" – 3:45
  4. "Around the Fur" – 3:31
  5. "Rickets" – 2:42
  6. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" – 5:08
  7. "Lotion" – 3:57
  8. "Dai the Flu" – 4:36
  9. "Headup" – 5:12
  10. "MX" – 37:18
    • Actual song ends at around 4:55
    • "Bong Hit" answering machine recording (hidden track comes in around 19:31)
    • "Damone" (hidden track which comes in around 32:35)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band members

[edit] Additional personnel

  • Frank Delgado – audio effects (on "My Own Summer (Shove It)", "Around the Fur", "Dai the Flu", "Headup" and "MX")
  • Matt Bayles – assistant to Terry Date
  • Max Cavalera – additional vocals and guitar (on "Headup")
  • Annalynn Cunningham – additional vocals (on "MX")
  • Terry Date – production, mixing, recording
  • Steve Durkee – assistant to Ulrich Wild
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Rick Kosick – photography
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction and design
  • Ulrich Wild – mixing, recording, digital editing

[edit] Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position[1]
1997 Billboard Heatseekers 1
The Billboard 200 29

Singles

Year Single Peak position
U.S. Mod[2] U.S. Main[2] UK[3]
1997 "My Own Summer (Shove It)" — — 29
1998 "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" — 29 50

[edit] References

  1. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Deftones: Albums. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  2. ^ a b Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Deftones: Singles. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  3. ^ UK Singles Top 75 - Music Charts. Navigate to appropriate week. acharts.us. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
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