Jambi (Tool song)

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"Jambi"
Single by Tool
from the album 10,000 Days
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2007
RecordedAugust–December 2005
GenreProgressive metal
Length7:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tool
Tool singles chronology
"Vicarious"
(2006) 		"Jambi"
(2007) 		"Fear Inoculum"
(2019)
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"Jambi" is a song by American

studio album 10,000 Days. It was made officially available for radio airplay on February 12, 2007.[1][2]

Overview

"Jambi" both begins in and is primarily in 9/8 time, interspersed with sections of 6/4. The entire band's first change to 6/4 begins in the section immediately preceding the guitar solo and continues through the solo.

polymeter. Once the 9/8 vocals rejoin, the guitar shifts back into 9/8. The entire band then remains in 9/8 until moving back into 6/4 for the final two measures, which reuses the first two measures of the first 6/4 section. [3]

Its title has been said to primarily refer to the

meter used in the lyrics of the song, as 'jambi' means 'iamb' in Finnish.[5]
Drummer Danny Carey stated that when bassist Justin Chancellor played the bass track of the song, it instantly reminded him of the children's television program Pee-wee's Playhouse, then singer Maynard James Keenan thought of the genie "Jambi" and had the idea to make the song's theme about making wishes.[6]

Track listing

US promotional CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Jambi" (Half Solo Edit)6:23
2."Jambi" (Album Version)7:28

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] 23
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] 7

References

  1. ^ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on April 4, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
  2. ^ TuneLab Music – Everything That Really Rocks
  3. ^ a b "6/4 section preceding guitar solo and reused in the song's final two measures".
  4. ^ Forlenza, Jeff (July 1, 2006). "The Making of Tool's "10,000 Days"". Mix. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
  5. ^ Blake, Blair MacKenzie. "Tool Newsletter, July 2006". Toolband.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
  6. ^ fourtheye.net Danny Carey. Retrieved 2009-9-29
  7. ^ "Tool Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "Tool Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
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