The Pot Explained

The Pot
Cover:	Tool The Pot.jpg
Type:	promotional single
Artist:	Tool
Album:	10,000 Days
Released:	2006
Recorded:	2005
Genre:	Alternative metal progressive metal hard rock
Length:	6:22
Label:	Volcano II Tool Dissectional
Producer:	Tool

"The Pot" is a song by American rock band Tool, which was released as a promotional single from their fourth studio album 10,000 Days (2006).

It became Tool's first number one song, topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 2007. It also received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2008.

Background

According to Adam Jones, it's about hypocrisy and references both drug intoxication and believing oneself to be above others, deriving from the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black".

According to The Rock Radio, a music video was filmed during the holiday season in 2006;^[1] however, it never surfaced.

Credits and personnel

Tool

• Maynard James Keenan – vocals
• Adam Jones – guitars
• Danny Carey – drums
• Justin Chancellor – bass

Production

• Joe Barresi – engineering and mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

External links

• Official lyrics for "The Pot" submitted by Keenan

Notes and References

1. Web site: ROCKRADIO.COM - rock music for life. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070118163624/http://www.therockradio.com/2006/11/tool-finds-pot-of-gold-with-latest.html. January 18, 2007. mdy-all.