First It Giveth

Infobox Single
Name = First It Giveth
Artist = Queens of the Stone Age
from Album = Songs for the Deaf


Released = 2003
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Alternative rock
hard rock
Length = 3:18
Label = Interscope Records
Writer = Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri
Producer = Josh Homme
Chart position = * #33 (UK Singles Chart)
Last single = "Go with the Flow"
(2003)
This single = "First It Giveth"
(2003)
Next single = "Little Sister"
(2005)"First It Giveth" is a song by Queens of the Stone Age from their album "Songs for the Deaf". It was released as a single in 2003. The song tells how drugs can influence the process of making music. When asked in an interview if it is easier to make music on drugs, Josh Homme replied:

cquote|Well I think we have a song that about this subject called First they Giveth, then They Taketh away, and I think at first you can draw inspiration and then eventually, it negates any inspiration.|Homme in interview with TheFade.org, August, 2002 [cite web
url = http://thefade.net/oldsite/transcripts/0208xxjosh.html
title =Josh Homme Interview
accessdate =2007-05-26
date =2000-08
publisher =Thefade.net
language = ]

The B-Sides "Wake Up Screaming" and "The Most Exalted Potentate of Love" appeared subsequently on the compilation EP "Stone Age Complications".

Single disc 1

#"First It Giveth" – 3:18
#"Wake Up Screaming" (The Subhumans cover) – 5:00
#"You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire" (troy mix version) – 5:04

Single disc 2

#"First It Giveth" – 3:18
#"The Most Exalted Potentate Of Love" (The Cramps cover) – 2:47
#"Song For The Deaf" (the blind can go get fucked remix) – 5:04
#"First It Giveth" (CD-Rom Video)

Music video

The Video for "First it Giveth" shows the band playing live at Glastonbury and on their US Tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2002, there are also some backstage scenes included. It is famous among fans for showing Nick Oliveri playing naked on stage. It was directed by Nigel Copp.

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