White Pony

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White Pony
White Pony cover
Studio album by Deftones
Released June 20, 2000
Recorded August - December 1999 at The Plant Studios in Sausalito, California
Genre Alternative metal
Experimental rock
Length 53:00
Label Maverick Records
(9362-47667-2)
Producer Terry Date and Deftones
Professional reviews
Deftones chronology
Around the Fur
(1997)		 White Pony
(2000)		 Deftones
(2003)
Alternate covers
Re-release cover
Re-release cover
Limited edition cover
Limited edition cover
Limited edition cover
Limited edition cover

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; incorporating New Wave and shoegaze 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 song "Knife Prty" features the guest vocals of Rodleen Getsic. The band won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song "Elite" in 2001.[1]

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 that he wasn't happy about it.[2]

Contents

[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:

"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."[3]

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

[edit] Track listing

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

[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 and red covers [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" – 5:00
  11. "Pink Maggit" – 7:32
  12. "The Boy's Republic" – 4:35

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band members

[edit] Other personnel

  • Kim Biggs – creative director
  • Robert Daniels – assistant engineer
  • Terry Date – production, mixing
  • DJ Crook – programming
  • Michelle Forbes – assistant engineer
  • Rodleen Getsic – additional vocals (on "Knife Prty")
  • Maynard James Keenan – additional vocals (on "Passenger")
  • Frank Maddocks – art direction, album design
  • James Minchin III – photography
  • Scott Olsen – Pro Tools engineer, additional engineering
  • Ted Regier – assistant engineer
  • Jason Schweitzer – assistant engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Ulrich Wild – additional engineering

[edit] Chart positions

Album
Country Chart Position
US Billboard 200 3[4]
Canada Canadian Albums Chart 8[citation needed]
Worldwide Top Internet Albums 1[citation needed]
UK UK Albums Chart 13[5]
Australia ARIA Charts 2[citation needed]
France Les Charts 6[6]
Germany Top German Albums 11[6]
Switzerland Swiss charts 68[6]
Austria Austria 39[6]
Netherlands Netherlands 27[6]
Belgium Belgium 27[6]
Sweden Sweden 35[6]
Finland Finland 13[6]
Norway Norway 19[6]
New Zealand New Zealand 14[6]
Ireland Irish Albums Chart 21[7]
Singles
Year Single Peak position
U.S. Mod[8] U.S. Main[8] UK[9]
2000 "Change (In the House of Flies)" 3 9 15
"Back to School (Mini Maggit)" 18 25 25
2001 "Digital Bath" 3 11 26

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] External Links

[edit] References

  1. ^ GRAMMY Winners Search. Grammy.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
  2. ^ http://www.thedeftones.com/whitepony.shtml
  3. ^ Fischer, Blair R. (2004). Interview:Deftones. sexnrocknroll.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
  4. ^ Billboard.com - Discography - Deftones - White Pony. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
  5. ^ Deftones album search. everyHit.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Australian Charts Portal - Deftones. australian-charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  7. ^ Irish Music Charts Archive. ChartTrack.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
  8. ^ a b Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Deftones: Singles. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  9. ^ UK Singles Top 75 - Music Charts. Navigate to appropriate week. acharts.us. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
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