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"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).

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"The Pot"
Promotional single by Tool
from the album 10,000 Days
Released	July 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Alternative metal,[1] Progressive rock, hard rock
Length	6:22
Label	Volcano II Tool Dissectional (US)
Songwriter(s)	Danny Carey Justin Chancellor Adam Jones Maynard James Keenan
Producer(s)	Tool

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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;[2] however, it never surfaced.

Track listing

Australian and Polish promotional CD[3]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Pot"	6:22

Credits and personnel

Tool

Maynard James Keenan – vocals
Adam Jones – guitars
Danny Carey – drums
Justin Chancellor – bass

Production

Joe Barresi – engineering and mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering

Chart performance

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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Silver	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/tool/the-pot/
"ROCKRADIO.COM - rock music for life". Archived from the original on January 18, 2007.
"The Pot". Discogs. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
"Tool Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
"Tool Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
"British single certifications – Tool – The Pot". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 15, 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Pot in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

Official lyrics for "The Pot" submitted by Keenan

v t e Tool
Maynard James Keenan Adam Jones Danny Carey Justin Chancellor Paul D'Amour
Studio albums	Undertow Ænima Lateralus 10,000 Days Fear Inoculum
EPs	Opiate
Box sets	Salival
Singles	"Sober" "Prison Sex" "Stinkfist" "H." "Ænema" "Forty Six & 2" "Schism" "Parabola" "Lateralus" "Vicarious" "Jambi" "Fear Inoculum" "Pneuma" "Opiate²"
Other songs	"Hush" "Opiate" "Hooker with a Penis" "The Pot" "Rosetta Stoned" "7empest"
Related articles	Discography Live shows "The Witness" A Perfect Circle Puscifer Tapeworm Bill Hicks Alex Grey Caduceus Cellars
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«The Pot» (en español: «El Tarro») es una canción de la banda estadounidense Tool. Se lanzó como el segundo sencillo desprendido del álbum 10,000 Days . La canción fue su primer #1 en el Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks. En 2008, la canción recibió una nominación al Grammy por "mejor interpretación del hard rock". De acuerdo con The Rock Radio, un vídeo fue filmado durante las vacaciones de invierno de 2006,[1] aunque nunca fue estrenado.

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