Prison Sex (song)

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“Prison Sex”
Single by Tool from the album Undertow
Released	1994
Format	Promo CD
Recorded	1992
Genre	Alternative, Progressive rock
Length	4:56
Label	Volcano Records
Producer	Tool and Sylvia Massy
Tool singles chronology
"Prison Sex" (1993) "Sober" (1993)

"Prison Sex" is a song by American progressive rock band Tool. It was their first single and second music video from their first full-length album, Undertow.

[edit] Track Listing

1. "Prison Sex (LP Version)"
2. "Undertow (Live)"
3. "Opiate (Live)"
4. "Prison Sex (Edit)"

[edit] Controversy

With the release of the 1994 single "Prison Sex" and its music video, directed and created by Adam Jones, MuchMusic called the band into question by deeming the video too graphic and offensive,^[1] later running an episode of its Too Much 4 Much series to discuss the video. MTV stopped airing the "Prison Sex" video after a few viewings — both due to a symbolic dealing with the sensitive subject of child abuse.^[2] Maynard James Keenan, who wrote the lyrics, has been quite clear about his antipathy towards his stepfather during early interviews about the song.^[3]

[edit] Video

The video for "Prison Sex" was created with stop-motion animation techniques, and was directed by the band's guitarist Adam Jones (who had previous experience in art direction and animation). The video was removed from the MTV playlist due to its disturbing content. "Prison Sex" was also nominated for 1995's MTV Music Video Awards' Best Special Effects category.[1]

The "Prison Sex" video was edited by Ken Andrews.

[edit] Samples

Prison Sex excerpt

"Prison Sex" was removed from the MTV playlist, because its video was deemed "too graphic and offensive."

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[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• The unofficial Tool FAQ