Spit It Out (song)

"Spit It Out"
Single by Slipknot
from the album Slipknot
B-side "Surfacing" (live)
"Wait and Bleed" (live)
Released September 4, 1999
Format Compact Disc
Recorded October 1998 at Indigo Ranch in Malibu, California
Genre Nu metal,[1] rap metal[1][2]
Length 2:41
Label Roadrunner
Writer(s) Corey Taylor, Paul Gray
Producer Ross Robinson
Slipknot singles chronology
"Wait and Bleed"
(1999)		 "Spit It Out"
(1999)		 "Surfacing"
(1999)
EU promo single cover

"Spit It Out" is a song by American metal band Slipknot, the song is released as their second single from their debut self-titled album.

Contents

Release and reception

There was a dispute over the release of this song as the band and album's first single. While deciding which track to release, guitarist Mick Thomson and percussionist Shawn Crahan were reportedly very enthusiastic about releasing "Surfacing" as the next single. "Spit It Out" was chosen to be released. The song reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] "Surfacing" was eventually released as a promotional single in France.[4]

Music video

The music video for "Spit It Out" consists of cuts between a live performance of the song and a band parody of the 1980 horror film The Shining: with Joey Jordison as Danny Torrance; Shawn Crahan and Chris Fehn as the Grady twins; Corey Taylor as Jack Torrance; Mick Thomson as Lloyd the Bartender; Craig Jones as Dick Hallorann; James Root as Wendy Torrance; Paul Gray as Harry Derwent; and Sid Wilson as the dead corpse in the bathtub. The Shining sequences for the video were shot at the Villa Carlotta, in Hollywood, California, and were Art Directed by Chris Jordan and Robert Piser. This video was banned from MTV, because of the scene where James Root beats up Corey Taylor with a bat.

"Zero Bullshit"

When playing the song live, the band often include something they refer to as the "Zero Bullshit", or the "Crazy Test", shown in the music video as well as on their 2002 video album Disasterpieces. Near the end of the song there is a coda section where the music and singing builds up to a highly energetic section where vocalist Corey Taylor screams, "Fuck me, I'm all out of enemies!" repeatedly. Before this begins, he asks the audience, "Are you ready for The Crazy Test!?" and tells them to crouch down.while saying over and over again, "Not until i say jump the fuck up". When he shouts "Jump the fuck up!" (which he replaces the line "good enough - had enough" with), the crowd jumps up.[5] This usually results in moshing and/or crowd surfing.

Track listing

All songs written by Slipknot.
CD single
  1. "Spit It Out" – 2:41
  2. "Surfacing" (live)– 3:46
  3. "Wait and Bleed" (live)– 2:45
7" single
  1. "Spit It Out" – 2:41
  2. "Surfacing" (live)– 3:46
US promo single
  1. "Spit It Out" (Edit)– 2:40
  2. "Call-Out Hook" – 0:12
EU promo single
  1. "Spit It Out"

Personnel

Slipknot
Production
  • Sean McMahon – engineering, mixing
  • Steve Remote – engineering on "Surfacing" (live) and "Wait and Bleed" (live)
  • Jay Baumgardner – mixing on "Surfacing" (live) and "Wait and Bleed" (live)

References

  1. ^ a b Rate Your Music
  2. ^ Allmusic review for Slipknot's debut self-titled LP
  3. ^ "Chart Stats - Slipknot". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=177. Retrieved 2008-09-05. 
  4. ^ "Slipknot - Surfacing". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/Slipknot-Surfacing/release/1554842. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
  5. ^ Spit It Out by Slipknot Songfacts. Retrieved 2010 02 14