Released September 4, 1999 Genre Nu metal
rap metal | Format CD Length 2:41 | |
B-side "Surfacing" (Live)
"Wait and Bleed" (Live) Recorded October 1998 at Indigo Ranch in Malibu, California | ||
"Spit It Out" is a song by American metal band Slipknot, released as the second single from their debut self-titled album.
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Style
Rick Anderson for AllMusic described the song as a "speed rap metal song".
Release and reception
There was a dispute over the release of this song as the band and album's first single. While deciding which track to release, guitarist Mick Thomson and percussionist Shawn Crahan were reportedly very enthusiastic about releasing "Surfacing" as the next single. "Spit It Out" was chosen to be released. The song reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart.
Music video
The music video for "Spit It Out" was directed by Thomas Mignone and consists of cuts between a live performance of the song and a band homage of the 1980 horror film The Shining, with Joey Jordison as Danny Torrance; Shawn Crahan and Chris Fehn as the Grady twins; Corey Taylor as Jack Torrance; Mick Thomson as Lloyd the Bartender; Paul Gray as Harry Derwent; Craig Jones as Dick Hallorann; James Root as Wendy Torrance; and Sid Wilson as the corpse in the bathtub. The Shining sequences for the video were shot at the Villa Carlotta, in Hollywood, California, and were art directed by Chris Jordan and Robert Piser. This music video was banned from MTV, for various violent depictions, including Corey Taylor's smashing through a door with an axe (a spoof of the "Here's Johnny!" scene) and the scene wherein James Root viciously assaults Corey Taylor with a bat. A re-edited, less violent version was subsequently aired on MTV.
Track listing
All songs written by Slipknot.- "Spit It Out" – 2:41
- "Surfacing" (Live) – 3:46
- "Wait and Bleed" (Live) – 2:45
- "Spit It Out" – 2:41
- "Surfacing" (Live) – 3:46
- "Spit It Out" (Edit) – 2:40
- "Call-Out Hook" – 0:12
- "Spit It Out"