Year of the Spider
Year of the Spider | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 13, 2003 | |||
Recorded | September–December 2002 | |||
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Length | 63:43 | |||
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Cold chronology | ||||
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Singles from Year of the Spider | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Blender | [4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Melodic | [6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
USA Today | [8] |
Year of the Spider is the third studio album by American
Background
A year prior to the album's release, the mellow ballad "Gone Away" was released on the WWE Tough Enough 2 soundtrack. Its music video, which met with considerable airplay upon release, listed it as from the album Year of the Spider despite the long wait for its release. "Gone Away" was subsequently used as a hidden track; the song begins at 16:06 after 13 minutes and 13 seconds of silence (a reference to the superstitious nature of the band's previous effort 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage). The song "Came All The Way" was a B-side, which was cut late from the album. It's mentioned on the back cover of the album's booklet. It was later released on the Psi Ops soundtrack.
The album was frequently postponed from its projected release date. As early as April 2002, Year of the Spider was scheduled by Geffen for an October 2002 release. Frontman Scooter Ward also expected Elias Soriano of Nonpoint to contribute, but this did not come to fruition.[9]
Composition and lyrics
With producer
Singles
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Following the release of the album's second single, "Suffocate", to radio stations, plans were set-forth for a video to accompany the song. However, for reasons unknown, Geffen refused to make the video or promote the album any further. The stalemate with the label led to frustrations within the band, and in early 2004, Terry Balsamo departed, replacing Ben Moody as lead guitarist in Evanescence. Balsamo was later replaced by ex-Darwin's Waiting Room guitarist Eddie Rendini. The band made efforts to release another single in "Wasted Years", but Geffen stayed true to their earlier promise by not financing or promoting the album any further.
Track listing
(All songs written by Scooter Ward, except where noted)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Remedy" | 2:57 |
2. | "Suffocate" (featuring Sierra Swan) | 3:39 |
3. | "Cure My Tragedy (A Letter to God)" | 3:55 |
4. | "Stupid Girl" (Ward, Rivers Cuomo) | 3:09 |
5. | "Don't Belong" | 3:40 |
6. | "Wasted Years" | 4:07 |
7. | "Whatever You Became" | 3:45 |
8. | "Sad Happy" | 3:36 |
9. | "Rain Song" | 3:37 |
10. | "The Day Seattle Died" | 3:34 |
11. | "Change the World" | 4:01 |
12. | "Black Sunday" | 4:30 |
13. | "Kill the Music Industry" (Listed as "Kill the Fucking Music Industry" in album booklet. Kill the Music Industry ends at 2:56; hidden track entitled "Gone Away") | 19:13 |
- "Gone Away" is embedded with "Kill the Music Industry", and begins at 16:06 after 13:13 of silence – a reference to the superstitious nature of their previous effort 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage.
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[11]
Cold
Additional musicians
Artwork
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Production
Management
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles – Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2003 | "Stupid Girl" | Mainstream Rock Tracks
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4 |
Modern Rock Tracks
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6 | ||
The Billboard Hot 100
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87 | ||
"Suffocate" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 17 | |
Modern Rock Tracks | 21 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Kubaschk, Peter (July 18, 2011). "COLD - Superfiction". powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ a b AllMusic review
- ^ Warminsky III, Joe (May 31, 2003). "COLD "YEAR OF THE SPIDER" (Flip/Geffen)". The Morning Call. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Diehl, Matt (May 2003). "The Guide New Releases". Blender. Dennis Publishing. p. 116 – via Internet Archive.
- ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
- ^ Wippsson, Johan (May 5, 2003). "Melodic Net Review: Cold - Year of the Spider". Melodic. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ProQuest 2567868473.
- ProQuest 408891126.
- ^ D'Angelo, Joe and Cooper, Amy V. "Cold Singer Relates To Road-Weary Wrestlers" MTV.com (April 4, 2002). Retrieved on June 18, 2008.
- ^ a b Inc, Nielsen Business Media (May 31, 2003). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Year of the Spider (booklet). Flip/Geffen. 2003.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Cold Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Cold – Year of the Spider". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 13, 2020.