The Only Explained

The Only
Cover:The_Only_(Static-X).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Static-X
Album:Shadow Zone
Released:[1]
Genre:
Length:2:51
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Josh Abraham
Prev Title:Cold
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:So
Next Year:2004

"The Only" is the first single from the American industrial metal band Static-X's third album, Shadow Zone.

The song is featured in , and on the PC version of the game , and in the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards as a background music for an announcer's speech. In Need for Speed Underground, the words "my heaven, your hell" have been replaced by "My heaven, you're losing".

The video was directed by P. R. Brown and features the band facing the walls of a small room with the camera orbiting around them. The walls are lifted by the end of the video revealing a crowd of fans around the room's floor.

Reception

The song was declared to be the number one music video from the band by Billboard magazine in 2014.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Static-X - The Only . February 9, 2023.
  2. Web site: Wayne Static's 5 Best Music Videos Billboard . www.billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107040822/http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/6304363/wayne-statics-5-best-music-videos . 2014-11-07.
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p365757/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Static-X > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles]. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.