Change (In the House of Flies)
| "Change (In the House of Flies)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Deftones | ||||
| from the album White Pony | ||||
| B-side |
"Crenshaw" "No Ordinary Love" | |||
| Released | May 20, 2000 | |||
| Format | CD single, maxi CD | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length |
5:05 (full version) 3:55 (radio edit/music video) | |||
| Label | Maverick | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stephen Carpenter, Chi Cheng, Abe Cunningham, Chino Moreno | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Date | |||
| Deftones singles chronology | ||||
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"Change (In the House of Flies)", often referred to as "Change", is a song by the American alternative metal band Deftones, released as the first single from their third album, White Pony, in June 2000. It remains their most commercially successful single to date, peaking at No. 3 in Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, No. 9 in the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart[2] and No. 53 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] The song was featured on the Muchmusic compilation album Big Shiny Tunes 5. The song has been described as alternative rock.[1]
Music video
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Lead singer Chino Moreno appearing in the music video for "Change (In the House of Flies)".
The music video, directed by Liz Friedlander,[4] features the band playing at a party. The people attending have apathetic looks and wear animal masks. The video was shot at a Hollywood, California estate.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Change (In the House of Flies)" | Deftones | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Crenshaw" | Deftones | 4:49 |
| 3. | "No Ordinary Love" (Sade cover) | Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman | 5:32 |
Other versions
- An acoustic version appeared on the MTV The Return of the Rock, Vol. 2 compilation, and was also included on the band's B-Sides & Rarities album.
Covers
- The EBM/industrial group Ayria recorded a cover of the song for the special 2CD version of their 2008 Hearts for Bullets album.[6]
- Alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin (along with Shaun Morgan of Seether and Barry Stock of Three Days Grace) performed a live cover of this song during the spring leg of their 2008 tour.[7]
- The post-grunge/alternative metal band Seether performed an acoustic cover of this song for SiriusXM in 2014.[8]
In other media
- The song appeared in several films and TV shows including Little Nicky, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, Queen of the Damned, Alias, Major Crimes, Wolf Lake, The Following and American Dad! in addition to the trailer for the seventh season of Dexter.
- The song can be purchased as downloadable content for the video game Rocksmith 2014 as a single song[9] or as a 4-pack[10] including the songs Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away), Digital Bath, and Hole in the Earth.
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] | 3 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] | 9 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] | 53 |
References
- 1 2 "The Top 20 Deftones Songs". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History — Deftones: Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ↑ "UK Singles Top 75 - Music Charts". Navigate to appropriate week. acharts.us. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ↑ B-Sides & Rarities liner notes.
- ↑ Making the video "Change" - Behind the Scenes
- ↑ "Ayria — Hearts For Bullets official tracklist". www.ayria.com. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZUwLecITu0
- ↑ "Seether "Change (In The House of Flies)" Deftones Cover // Octane // SiriusXM". Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ↑ "Rocksmith® 2014 – Deftones - "Change (In the House of Flies)" on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ↑ "Rocksmith® 2014 – Deftones Song Pack on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ↑ "Deftones Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Deftones Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Deftones: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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