Minerva (song)

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“Minerva”
“Minerva” cover
Single by Deftones
from the album Deftones
B-side "Sinatra"
"Sleep Walk"
Released May 2003
Format CD single
Recorded 2002
Genre Alternative metal
Experimental rock
Length 4:17
Label Maverick Records
(9362 42627 2 5)
Writer(s) Chino Moreno
Abe Cunningham
Producer Terry Date
Deftones
Deftones singles chronology
"Digital Bath"
(2001)		 "Minerva"
(2003)		 "Hexagram"
(2003)
Deftones track listing
"Needles And Pins"
(Track 2)		 "Minerva"
(Track 3)		 "Good Morning Beautiful"
(Track 4)

"Minerva" is the first single from American alternative metal band Deftones' 2003 album, Deftones. It charted at number nine on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, number sixteen on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[1] and number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

[edit] Music video

Lead singer Chino Moreno performing during the turbulent shoot.
Lead singer Chino Moreno performing during the turbulent shoot.

The video for "Minerva", directed by Paul Fedor,[3] features the band playing the song on a desert like landscape backed by various amplifiers and other stage equipment. It was filmed near the Salton Sea in southern California in 2003, during a sandstorm. The filming process itself was fraught with problems, as the sand caused problems with the recording equipment and lighting set-up. The shoot eventually took 22 hours to complete, with Abe Cunningham saying that "[the shoot] sucked" and Chi Cheng calling it "terrible", but conceding that "it [is] a trippy video. I actually like it a lot".[4]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Minerva" – 4:17 (Deftones)
  2. "Sinatra" – 4:34 (Hamilton)
  3. "Sleep Walk" – 2:30 (Farina/Farina)

The second and third tracks are covers. "Sinatra", written by Page Hamilton, was originally performed by Helmet on 1990's Strap It On, while "Sleep Walk" is a cover of a highly popular 1959 single by Santo & Johnny.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Deftones: Singles. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  2. ^ UK Singles Top 75 - Music Charts. Navigate to appropriate week. acharts.us. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  3. ^ B-Sides & Rarities liner notes.
  4. ^ DEFTONES: The Stories Behind The Videos. Blabbermouth (2005-10-04). Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
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