Stone the Crow
"Stone the Crow" is the debut single by heavy metal band Down off their 1995 debut album, NOLA. It peaked at #40 on the US Mainstream Rock Charts.[1] A video was also produced for the song.
| "Stone the Crow" | ||||
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| Single by Down | ||||
| from the album NOLA | ||||
| Released | September 1995 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | Eastwest | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Anselmo Pepper Keenan | |||
| Producer(s) | Down Matt Thomas | |||
| Down singles chronology | ||||
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Music video
In an interview Pepper Keenan was asked about the music video, he replied with the following:
"We recorded that at a bar in Des Allemands, Louisiana. It was at a little bar and a place they called the shrimp boat graveyard. That was a trip doing that guitar solo on top of a half sunken shrimp boat. But yeah, we recorded that record at Ultrasonic Studio. Its a shame that that place is gone now. Anyway, it was the year we had the May flood. There's a picture of us in there with all our guitars on and water up to our knees. Yeah, that was a whole other story. I remember that Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was recording there at the same time we were, and I helped him load his gear into the studio. He had a 45 strapped on his side, and he was smoking a pipe, and let me tell you it was not tobacco. That was kicks."[2]
Release and reception
The song was released as the lead single for the band's debut album and became the band's first and only radio hit, reaching #40 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song is a staple at live shows and is regularly played as the second to last song.
Song listing
- Stone the Crow
Chart positions
| Chart (1995) | Peak Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] | 40 |
References
- Billboard Artist Chart History - Down
- NewOrleans.com Interview with Pepper Keenan
- "Down Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2016.