Released October 26, 1999 Length 42:17 Release date 26 October 1999 Label Atlantic Records | Recorded 1998-1999 Artist Stone Temple Pilots Producer Brendan O'Brien | |
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No. 4
(1999) Shangri-La Dee Da
(2001) Genres Grunge, Alternative rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Psychedelic rock, Alternative metal Similar Tiny Music Songs fro, Shangri‑La Dee Da, Core, Purple, Stone Temple Pilots | ||
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№ 4 (sometimes referred to as No. 4) is the fourth album released by American hard rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on October 26, 1999, by Atlantic Records. The album was a return to the band's earlier hard rock roots, while also blending elements of heavy metal, psychedelic rock, and alternative rock. Despite the lack of promotion due to singer Scott Weiland's one-year jail sentence shortly before the album's release, No. 4 was certified Platinum by the RIAA on August 7, 2000, and by the CRIA in August 2001. The song "Down" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards. The album also produced one of STP's biggest hits, "Sour Girl", which charted at #78 on the Billboard Hot 100, their only song to appear on that chart. The CD was originally released as a digipak, then later changed to a standard jewel case.
Contents
Musical style
No.4 displays a deliberate effort by the band to return to a more hard rock-oriented sound featured on its first two albums. Allmusic cited the album as STP's "hardest effort" since Core, remarking that "it's as if STP decided to compete directly with the new generation of alt-metal bands who prize aggression over hooks or riffs." Stephen Erlewine also wrote that No.4 "consolidates all [of STP's] strengths."
Personnel
Stone Temple Pilots
Additional personnel
Charts
No. 4 and its singles made several appearances on the North American Billboard charts.
Songs
1Down3:51
2Heaven & Hot Rods3:28
3Pruno3:17