Down (Stone Temple Pilots song)

"Down"
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album No. 4
B-side	"MC5" "Down" (live)
Released	1999
Format	CD single
Recorded	1999
Genre	Grunge, alternative metal
Length	3:48
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Music: Robert DeLeo Lyrics: Scott Weiland
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" (1996) "Down" (1999) "Sour Girl" (2000)
No. 4 track listing "Down" (1) "Heaven & Hot Rods" (2) Music sample "Down" Music video "Down" on YouTube

"Down" is a song by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released as the first single from their fourth album, No. 4. The song was very successful in the U.S., peaking at #5 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #9 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Release and reception

In 2001, it was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the Grammy Awards, an award STP had previously won for the song "Plush" in 1994.

"Down" appears on the compilation albums Thank You and Buy This.

Music video

The song's music video features a dark room with two projection screens. A white light continuously flickers in the room as confetti is raining down. The screens alternate between images of the band performing this song at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, a woman in a room that either shows her underwater or surrounded by fire raining down on her, and shots of a coffee mug falling to the floor and shattering. On occasion, the song's lyrics will also flash on either screen.

This video was directed by Robert Hales and Mark Racco.

Covers and Other Appearances

• The song was covered by AJ Mclean of the Backstreet Boys during his first solo live show.
• The song is a playable track in the game Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades.
• "Down" was featured in advertisements promoting the release of No. 4
• The song was featured in The Sopranos episode "The Happy Wanderer".

Track listing

1. "Down" - 3:49
2. "Down" (Live) - 3:59
3. "MC5" - 2:42