No. 4 (album)

№ 4
Studio album by Stone Temple Pilots
Released	October 26, 1999
Recorded	1998-1999
Genre	Grunge, hard rock, psychedelic rock
Length	42:17
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots chronology
Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996) No. 4 (1999) Shangri-La Dee Da (2001)
Singles from № 4
"Down" Released: November 1999 "Sour Girl" Released: February 2000 "No Way Out" Released: May 2000 "Heaven & Hot Rods" Released: 2000 (promo only)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

№ 4 (sometimes referred to as No. 4) is the fourth album released by Stone Temple Pilots, 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,^[4] and by the CRIA in August 2001.^[5] 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 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Down"	Scott Weiland, Robert DeLeo	3:49
2.	"Heaven & Hot Rods"	Weiland, Dean DeLeo	3:26
3.	"Pruno"	Weiland, R. DeLeo	3:14
4.	"Church on Tuesday"	Weiland, D. DeLeo	3:00
5.	"Sour Girl"	Weiland, D. DeLeo	4:17
6.	"No Way Out"	Weiland, R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Eric Kretz	4:19
7.	"Sex & Violence"	Weiland, R. DeLeo	2:54
8.	"Glide"	Weiland, R. DeLeo	5:00
9.	"I Got You"	Weiland, R. DeLeo	4:15
10.	"MC5"	Weiland, D. DeLeo	2:42
11.	"Atlanta"	Weiland, D. DeLeo	5:19
Total length:			42:17

Credits

Stone Temple Pilots

• Scott Weiland - vocals, organ
• Robert DeLeo - bass, percussion, guitars, fuzz bass, zither
• Dean DeLeo - electric & acoustic guitars, lapsteel, 6-string bass
• Eric Kretz - drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

• Brendan O'Brien - producer, mixing, piano, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
• Barrett Martin - bass marimba
• David Campbell - string arrangement
• Larry Corbett - cello
• Suzie Katayama - contractor and cello
• Joel Derouin - concertmaster
• Evan Wilson - viola
• Charlie Bisharat, Gerry Hilera, Peter Kent - violins
• Matt Funes - viola
• Nick DiDia - engineer
• Russ Fowler - engineer
• Stephen Marcussen - mastering
• Chapman Baehler - photography

Charts

No. 4 and its singles made several appearances on the North American Billboard charts.

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1999	U.S. Billboard 200	6
	Canadian RPM Albums Chart	3
	Top Internet Albums	1
	Top Internet Albums	18

Singles

Year	Single	Mainstream Rock Tracks	Modern Rock Tracks	Adult Top 40	Hot 100	Top 40 Mainstream
1999	"Down"	5	9		107
2000	"Heaven & Hot Rods"	17	30
	"No Way Out"	17	24
	"Sour Girl"	4	3	37	78	39

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r432802
2. ^ http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=stone+temple+pilots
3. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stonetemplepilots/albums/album/117382/review/5942924/no_4
4. ^ "Gold and Platinum Database Search". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=No.%204&artist=Stone%20Temple%20Pilots&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-03-04. 
5. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – August 2001". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0801_g.php. Retrieved 2010-08-17.