Vermilion (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Vermilion


Artist = Slipknot
from Album =
Released = October 16, 2004
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative metal
Length = 4:16
Label = Roadrunner
Writer =
Producer =
Chart position =

• #17 (US Modern Rock)
• #14 (Mainstream Rock Tracks)
• #31 (UK Singles Chart)

Last single = "Duality"
(2004)
This single = "Vermilion"
(2004)
Next single = "Before I Forget"
(2005)

"Vermilion" is the second single released by metal band Slipknot from their third album, "".

When the band plays the song live, they switch from their ordinary masks and wear certain types of death masks.

Vermilion, Pt. 2

"Vermilion, Pt. 2" is the continuation of the story told in Part 1, complete with acoustic guitar, violin and singer Corey Taylor's pained, vulnerable delivery. The melody and the overriding theme run through both versions, making them integral pieces to each other."Vermilion, Pt. 2" has never been played live.

;Vermilion, Pt. 2 (Bloodstone Mix)A remix of "Vermilion, Pt. 2" called the Bloodstone Mix appears on the Underworld: Evolution soundtrack and the special edition of "All Hope Is Gone".

Song Meaning(s)

"The differences (between the two tracks) are subtle — 'Vermilion, Pt. 1' is about the enrapturing, the buildup, the anticipation and the neurosis," says Taylor. "'Part 2' is the aftermath, the pieces that have to be picked up later, and maybe the guilt of having lived through it." [http://www.slipknot-metal.com/main.php?sk=songmeaning] . Both songs are said to be about lost or unrequited love from a possibly suicidal person's perspective.

Music videos

Both songs have respective music videos. The video for "Pt. 1" was directed by Tony Petrossian and percussionist Shawn Crahan and the video for "Pt. 2" was directed by Mark Klasfeld.cite news |title = Report: Slipknot To Launch Two-Pronged Radio Campaign |publisher = Blabbermouth.net |date = 2004-09-15 |url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=26900 |accessdate = 2008-03-19] Both videos were shot in Los Angeles in late-August 2004. There is speculation over whether the woman in the videos was directly related to the band, however she is an actress named Janna Bossier.cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0098161/otherworks |title=Janna Bossier - Other works |accessdate=2008-03-19] The video is available on the CD single and the DVD; "", which was released in 2006.

Track listing

# "Vermilion" (Single Mix) - 4:16
# "Scream" - 4:32
# "Danger - Keep Away" (Full-Length Version) - 7:55

*Also contains Vermilion Pt. 1 Video

References

External links

* [http://www.slipknot1.com/ Official Site]