No. 4 (album)

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No. 4
No. 4 cover
Studio album by Stone Temple Pilots
Released October 26, 1999
Recorded 1998-1999
Genre Hard rock, alternative rock, psychedelic rock
Length 42:17
Label Atlantic
Producer Brendan O'Brien
Professional reviews
Stone Temple Pilots chronology
Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
(1996)
No. 4
(1999)
Shangri-La Dee Da
(2001)
Singles from No. 4
  1. "Down"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Sour Girl"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Heaven & Hot Rods"
    Released: 2000 (promo only)
  4. "No Way Out"
    Released: 2000 (promo only)

No. 4 is the fourth album released by Stone Temple Pilots, on October 26, 1999, by Atlantic Records. The album combined elements of heavy metal, psychedelic rock, and alternative rock. No. 4 achieved platinum status, despite the lack of promotion due to singer Scott Weiland's one-year jail sentence in September 1999, shortly before the album's release. The song "Down" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards.

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[edit] Title

The album title, "No. 4", likely refers not only to the fact that this was Stone Temple Pilots' fourth album, but also to a particularly pure form of heroin known as 'No. 4', named for its stage of refinement. It is typically available only in the Western world, and even then it is prohibitively expensive to any but high-class users. Along with the recurring references to the heroin lifestyle on the album, the title attests to Weiland's struggle with such a high-profile drug.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Down"   Weiland, R. DeLeo 3:49
2. "Heaven & Hot Rods"   Weiland, D. DeLeo 3:26
3. "Pruno" (refers to pruno, an alcoholic beverage brewed in prisons) Weiland, R. DeLeo 3:14
4. "Church on Tuesday"   Weiland, D. DeLeo 3:00
5. "Sour Girl"   Weiland, D. DeLeo 4:17
6. "No Way Out"   Weiland, R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Kretz 4:19
7. "Sex & Violence"   Weiland, R. DeLeo 2:54
8. "Glide"   Weiland, R. DeLeo 5:00
9. "I Got You"   Weiland, R. DeLeo 4:15
10. "MC5"   Weiland, D. DeLeo 2:42
11. "Atlanta"   Weiland, D. DeLeo 5:19

[edit] Credits

  • Scott Weiland - vocals, organ
  • Robert DeLeo - bass, percussion, guitars, fuzz bass, zither
  • Dean DeLeo - electric & acoustic guitars, lapsteel, 6-string bass
  • Eric Kretz - drums, percussion
  • Brendan O'Brien - producer, mixing, piano, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Barrett Martin - bass marimba
  • David Campbell - string arrangement
  • Larry Corbett - cello
  • Suzie Katayama - contractor and cello
  • Joel Derouin - concertmaster
  • Evan Wilson - viola
  • Charlie Bisharat, Gerry Hilera, Peter Kent - violins
  • Matt Funes - viola
  • Nick DiDia - engineer
  • Russ Fowler - engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen - mastering
  • Chapman Baehler - photography

[edit] Charts

No. 4 and its singles made several appearances on the North American Billboard charts.

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
1999 Billboard 200 6
1999 Top Canadian Albums 5
1999 Top Internet Albums 1
1999 Top Internet Albums 18

[edit] Singles

Year Single Mainstream Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Adult Top 40 Hot 100 Top 40 Mainstream
1999 "Down" 5 9
2000 "Heaven & Hot Rods" 17 30
2000 "No Way Out" 17 24
2000 "Sour Girl" 4 3 37 78 39