"The Pot"
Promotional single by Tool
from the album 10,000 Days
Released2006
Recorded2005
GenreAlternative metal, progressive rock, hard rock
Length6:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tool

"The Pot" is a song by American rock band Tool and was released as a promotional single from their fourth studio album 10,000 Days (2006).

It became Tool's first number one song, topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 2007. It also received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2008.

Background

According to Adam Jones, it is confirmed to be about hypocrisy and is a double entendre that refers to both drug intoxication and believing oneself to be above others, deriving from the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black".

According to The Rock Radio, a music video was filmed during the holiday season in 2006;[1] however, it never surfaced.

Track listing

Australian and Polish promotional CD[2]
No.TitleLength
1."The Pot"6:22

Credits and personnel

Tool

Production

Chart performance

Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] 5
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 1

References

  1. ↑ "ROCKRADIO.COM - rock music for life". Archived from the original on January 18, 2007.
  2. ↑ "The Pot". Discogs. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tool Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tool Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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