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"Spit It Out" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released as the second and final single from the band's 1999 self-titled debut album.[6] The song is usually played last at concerts.^{[citation needed]}

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"Spit It Out"
Single by Slipknot
from the album Slipknot
B-side	"Surfacing" (live) "Wait and Bleed" (live)
Released	September 16, 2000[1]
Recorded	October 1998
Studio	Indigo Ranch in Malibu, California
Genre	Nu metal[2][3][4] rap metal[5]
Length	2:39
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Paul Gray Joey Jordison Shawn Crahan
Producer(s)	Ross Robinson Sean McMahon
Slipknot singles chronology
"Wait and Bleed" (1999) "Spit It Out" (2000) "Left Behind" (2001)
EU promo single cover
Music video
"Spit it Out" on YouTube

Background

Originally, "Spit It Out" was recorded as the leading track in the 1998 demo of the band's self-titled album. They initially intended to re-record it for the final release, resulting in the faster "over-caffinated" remix, and the slower "Stamp You Out" remix. Unsatisfied with their later attempts, they decided that they "could not capture the magic of [the original] recording" and opted to use the original demo recording in the final release.[7]

Style

Rick Anderson of AllMusic described the song as a "speed rap metal song".[5]

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.[8] In 2020, Kerrang and Louder Sound both ranked the song number eight on their lists of the greatest Slipknot songs.[9][10]

Music video

A music video was made for "Spit It Out" the video was directed by Thomas Mignone and consists of cuts between a live performance of the song and a band homage 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; Paul Gray as Harry Derwent; Anthony Stevens as Roger; Craig Jones as Dick Hallorann; James Root as Wendy Torrance; and Sid Wilson as Lorraine Massey. 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 music video was banned from MTV, for various violent depictions, including Corey Taylor's smashing through a door with an axe (a spoof of the "Here's Johnny!" scene) and the scene wherein James Root viciously assaults Corey Taylor with a bat. A re-edited, less violent version was subsequently aired on MTV. The song came out in MTV's return of the rock compilation.[11]

As of September 2022, the song has 70 million views on YouTube.[12]

Track listing

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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

• Includes "Spit It Out" music video

7" single

1. "Spit It Out" – 2:41
2. "Surfacing" (live) – 3:46

UK promo single

1. "Spit It Out" (edit) – 2:41
2. "Surfacing" (live) – 3:46
3. "Wait and Bleed" (live) – 2:45

US promo single

1. "Spit It Out" (edit) – 2:40
2. "Call-Out Hook" – 0:12

EU promo single

1. "Spit It Out"

• Includes "Spit It Out" music video

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Spit It Out"

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[13]	99
Scottish Singles (OCC)[14]	26
UK Singles (OCC)[15]	28
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[16]	1

References

На других языках

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[de] Spit It Out

Spit It Out ist ein Lied der US-amerikanischen Metal-Band Slipknot. Es war am 16. September 2000 die zweite Single nach Wait and Bleed aus dem selbstbetitelten Debütalbum, welches bereits ab dem 29. Juni erhältlich war.

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- [en] Spit It Out (Slipknot song)

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[es] Spit It Out

«Spit It Out» —en español: «Escúpelo»— es una canción de la banda estadounidense de nu metal Slipknot. La canción se lanzó como segundo sencillo de su álbum debut auto-titulado.

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[ru] Spit It Out

«Spit it Out» — это сингл группы Slipknot с их одноименного альбома. Также композиция присутствует на Roadrunner Records Demo. Это первый сингл группы, но многие фанаты ошибочно считают первым сингл Wait and Bleed.

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