"Stone the Crow" | ||||
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Single by Down | ||||
from the album NOLA | ||||
Released | September 1995 | |||
Length | 4:42 | |||
Label | East West | |||
Songwriter(s) | Phil Anselmo, Pepper Keenan | |||
Producer(s) | Down, Matt Thomas | |||
Down singles chronology | ||||
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"Stone the Crow" is a song by American heavy metal band Down and a single from their 1995 debut album, NOLA. It peaked at No. 40 on the US Mainstream Rock charts.[1] A video was also produced for the song.
In an interview, guitarist Pepper Keenan was asked about the music video:
"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]
The song was released as the second single for the band's debut album and became their first and only radio hit, reaching No. 40 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks.[1] The song is a staple at live shows and is regularly played as the second to last song.[citation needed]
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] | 40 |